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Read this word problem.$\newline$A dolphin was swimming $7$ meters below the surface of the ocean. It located a squid and dove down $4$ more meters to eat it. What is the location of the dolphin now relative to the surface?$\newline$To solve the problem, Lamar subtracted $-7 - (-4)$ and came up with an answer of $-3$ meters. Is Lamar correct? Why or why not?$\newline$Choices:$\newline$(A) Yes, Lamar is correct.$\newline$(B) No. The answer should have been $11$ meters, not $-3$ meters, because the sum of the absolute values of the numbers is $11$.$\newline$(C) No. Lamar should have subtracted $-7 - 4$ because the dolphin started $7$ meters below the surface and dove down $4$ more meters.