Question

A seal went 15 feet below sea level to catch a fish. A sea lion dove 6 feet less than two times as deep as the seal to catch a larger fish. What expression represents the sea lion’s position in relation to sea level?

Answer 1

Answer: Let the seal be x feet below the sea level . Then the sea lion will travel 2x - 6 feet below sea level to catch a larger fish . Therefore if the seal travelled 15 feet , the sea lion would travel 24 feet below sea level