1. A gull flew 60 feet above the ocean. A whale swam 240 feet below the ocean’s surface. What is the whale’s elevation in feet? (6.NS.5)
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-300 ft
-240 ft
-60 ft
240 ft
-240 ft
To find the whale's elevation in feet, we need to consider that the gull is 60 feet above the ocean's surface, and the whale is 240 feet below the ocean's surface.
Given that the gull is 60 feet above the ocean's surface, we can say that the ocean's surface is at an elevation of 0 feet.
Since the whale is 240 feet below the ocean's surface, we can subtract that from 0 feet to find the whale's elevation.
0 ft - 240 ft = -240 ft
Therefore, the whale's elevation is -240 ft.