Fred's basement is flooded. The basement floor is 3.4 meters below the ground floor. The water is 1.2 meters high.

The following equation describes this situation.
-3.4+1.2 = -2.2

What does -2.2 tell us?
Select all that apply.
-The top of the water is 2.2 meters below the ground floor.
-The water is 2.2 meters deep.
-None of the above

Question

Fred's basement is flooded. The basement floor is 3.4 meters below the ground floor. The water is 1.2 meters high.

The following equation describes this situation.
 -3.4+1.2 = -2.2

What does -2.2 tell us?
Select all that apply.
-The top of the water is 2.2 meters below the ground floor.
-The water is 2.2 meters deep.
-None of the above

maddy1251 · Answer

We are taking the depth of the floor being below ground level at 3.4 m . Then saying the water is 1.2 high.. So I am trying to figure out how it would be 2.2 meters deep, if being 1.2 m high is the same thing. I am wondering if they are adding the two just to state how it is compared to depth of ground. I could be wrong, and anyone correct me if I am. That is how I perceive it.

directrix · Answer

@starwarsfan123

-The top of the water is 2.2 meters below the ground floor

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