The answer you provided, 78 meters, is incorrect. To determine the diver's position in relation to the surface, we need to consider the total distance covered during the dive and rise.
During the dive, the diver went down 94 meters. And during the 8-minute rise, the diver rose 2 meters per minute, resulting in a total rise of 2 * 8 = 16 meters.
To calculate the diver's position from the surface, we need to subtract the rise from the dive depth. So the correct calculation would be:
94 meters (dive) - 16 meters (rise) = 78 meters
So, the diver is approximately 78 meters below the surface, not 78 meters from the surface.