Read this word problem. Camilla was swimming along the bottom of her backyard pool at a depth of 6 feet. Then, she pushed off the bottom and rose 4 feet. What is Camilla's position now relative to the surface of the pool? To solve the problem, Jordan added -6 + 4 and came up with an answer of 2 feet. Is Jordan correct? Why or why not? Choices: (A)Yes, Jordan is correct. (B)No. The answer should have been -2 feet, not 2 feet. She is underwater, so her position relative to the surface of the pool is negative. (C)No. The answer should have been -10 feet, because the sum of the absolute values of -6 and 4 is 10. The answer has to be negative because the sign of the number with the larger absolute value is negative.

Initial Depth Calculation: Camilla starts at a depth of 6 feet, which is -6 feet relative to the surface. She then rises 4 feet, so we add -6 and 4. -6 + 4 = -2Correcting Jordan's Answer: Jordan's answer was 2 feet, but since Camilla is still underwater, the correct answer should be negative. Therefore, Jordan's answer is incorrect.

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Read this word problem. $\newline$ $\newline$ Camilla was swimming along the bottom of her backyard pool at a depth of $6$ feet. Then, she pushed off the bottom and rose $4$ feet. What is Camilla's position now relative to the surface of the pool? $\newline$ To solve the problem, Jordan added $-6 + 4$ and came up with an answer of $2$ feet. Is Jordan correct? Why or why not? $\newline$ $\newline$ Choices: $\newline$ (A)Yes, Jordan is correct. $\newline$ (B)No. The answer should have been $-2$ feet, not $2$ feet. She is underwater, so her position relative to the surface of the pool is negative. $\newline$ (C)No. The answer should have been $-10$ feet, because the sum of the absolute values of $-6$ and $4$ is $10$ . The answer has to be negative because the sign of the number with the larger absolute value is negative. $\newline$

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Q. Read this word problem.

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Camilla was swimming along the bottom of her backyard pool at a depth of

6

feet. Then, she pushed off the bottom and rose

4

feet. What is Camilla's position now relative to the surface of the pool?

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To solve the problem, Jordan added

-6 + 4

and came up with an answer of

2

feet. Is Jordan correct? Why or why not?

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Choices:

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(A)Yes, Jordan is correct.

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(B)No. The answer should have been

-2

feet, not

2

feet. She is underwater, so her position relative to the surface of the pool is negative.

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(C)No. The answer should have been

-10

feet, because the sum of the absolute values of

-6

and

4

10

. The answer has to be negative because the sign of the number with the larger absolute value is negative.

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Initial Depth Calculation: Camilla starts at a depth of $6$ feet, which is $-6$ feet relative to the surface. She then rises $4$ feet, so we add $-6$ and $4$ . $\newline$ $-6 + 4 = -2$
Correcting Jordan's Answer: Jordan's answer was $2$ feet, but since Camilla is still underwater, the correct answer should be negative. Therefore, Jordan's answer is incorrect.