Question

A group of marine biologists are scuba diving. For safety, they dive in pairs. The two divers in a pair must be at most 35 feet away from each other at all times. One diver is 122 feet below sea level. The other driver is at 159 feet below sea level. How far apart are the divers?

Answer 1

Answer: They are 37 feet apart each other

Step-by-step explanation:

We are told that two divers are at a certain distance between them. The first diver is at a depth of 122 ft and the second diver is at a depth of 159 feet.

Note we are talking about depth, since both divers are below sea level.

Now, if we want to know the distance that separates them, we only have to take the difference between both depths:

$159 ft-122 ft=37 ft$ This is the distance beweent both divers.

This means they have to reduce their distance by 2 feet in order to accomplish the safety rules.