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23 January, 14:50

The sea floor is 104 feet below sea level. Katy is 28 feet below sea level. She is moving downward at a rate of 4 feet per minute. Colin used the following calculation to determine how long it will take Katy to reach the sea floor. Is he correct? Explain. 104 - 28 : 4 = 97 minutes

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  1. 23 January, 15:06
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    No, Colin is not correct. He needs to subtract first to get the total distance and then divide by the rate. He should have put parentheses around 104-28 and then divided by 4 to get the answer of 19 minutes.
  2. 23 January, 15:13
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    no because 104 should be negative because it is below sea level
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