a diver dove 94 meters and rose 2 meters every minute for 8 minutes. Where is the diver in relation to the surface? The answer to me would be 94 - 16 = 78 meters. Why is this wrong?
a diver dove 94 meters and rose 2 meters every minute for 8 minutes...
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That doesn't help. That is what I put down for my answer. 2 meters every minute for 8 minutes is 16 meters. 98 - 16 = 82, sorry I put down the wrong number before.
82 is not right for some reason. On the work sheet the feedback sais this is wrong because there needs to be a computation of other than what I put down, but what?
Could it mean that he dove 94 metres AND rose 2 metres every minute, meaning he dove 92 metres deeper every minute?
The answer you provided, 78 meters, is incorrect. To determine the diver's position in relation to the surface, we need to consider the total distance covered during the dive and rise.
During the dive, the diver went down 94 meters. And during the 8-minute rise, the diver rose 2 meters per minute, resulting in a total rise of 2 * 8 = 16 meters.
To calculate the diver's position from the surface, we need to subtract the rise from the dive depth. So the correct calculation would be:
94 meters (dive) - 16 meters (rise) = 78 meters
So, the diver is approximately 78 meters below the surface, not 78 meters from the surface.