Question

A SCUBA diver went down to 550 feet below sea level. The entire descent took 10 minutes. What is his

average number of feet each minute? Think about which number is negative and why, then write an integer
equation and solve

Answer 1

Okay so 550/10 is 55. So he went down 55 feet per minute. Or in otherwords, -55 (negative 55). Its negative because your going down.

Heart if it did help!

Answer 2

Explanation:

Average number of feet = Entire descent ÷ total time taken

= 550 ÷ 10 = 55 per minute

= -55

Negative sign denotes he is descending.