Question

A turtle dives towards deeper water at a rate of 8 inches per second. It continues for a total of 16 seconds. Which expression represents this situation?

Answer 1

The answer is 8+8=16

Answer 2

i believe the answer is 16(-8)

Explanation:

if you multiply how many inches the turtle goes DOWN which would be -8, and you multiply it by the 16 seconds you would get -128 because of the rules of multiplying integers.