Question

a man diving from a platform 30 feet above the water descends 18 feet below the surface he then swims to the surface how far has he traveled all together

Answer 1

ANSWER

66 feet

EXPLANATION

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The total distance traveled is the distance from the platform to the surface of the water and twice the distance we dove into the water - because first he dove and then he swam back that distance:

$30ft+18ft+18ft=66ft$