Question

Pls help!!

A chest was resting on the ocean floor 500
feet below the surface. It was lifted to the deck of a ship 16 feet above the surface. How far was the chest lifted?

I need you to :
Define the variable
Write the equation
& The solution.

Answer 1

I don't know about the variable but I believe that the equation is -500+516=16 and the solution is 16

Explanation: