Question

Adam is scuba diving. He descends 5 feet below sea level. He descends the same distance 4 more times. What is Adam's final elevation?

Answer 1

I think it's 20 because 5 feet times 4 more times equals 20.

5*4=20

So 20 feet?

I think that's right, and I hope it helps :)

Answer 2

Answer:

It would be -25

Step-by-step explanation:

Because your going below sea level 5 times you would go to the left 5 times

                                        ( - 5 )

l--l--l--l--l--l--l--l--l--l--l--l--l--l--l_l

                                           5 0

Then he goes 4 more times down at the same distance (-5 times)

      -5  -5  -5   -5    -5                 l

 --l-----l----l----l------l-----l               l

  25 -20 -15 -10   -5    0              l

   1     2    3   4)      1                   l

(other 4 times)    (1st time)         l

                                                    l

So its 5 x 5 cause your adding the first time you moved 5 to the left with the other 4 times you moved to the left 5 times And so 5 x 5 = -25

The equation is 5(-5) = -25