Question

A seal is swimming in the ocean 5feet below sea level.It dives down 12feet to catch a fish.then,the seal swims 8feet up towards the surface with the fish .where is the final position of the seal compared to the sea level?

Answer 1

Answer:9 ft below sea level

Answer 2

Answer:

9 feet below sea level

Step-by-step explanation:

when the seal was swimming = 5 ft below sea level

the point it caught the fish = 5+12 =17 ft below sea level

the final position of the seal = 17-8=9 ft below sea level