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a group of researchers are exploring a part of the ocean floor. on their first dive, they explore a part of the ocean floor that is 60 feet below sea level. this depth can be represented by the integer -60. on their second dive, researchers explore a deeper depth. write an inequality that represents the possible depth, d, of the researchers’ second dive.
basically i'm asking if the inequality would by like d > -60, d < -60, etc.

(01.03 mc) which of the following is a step in simplifying the expression x multiplied by y to the power of 2 over x to the power of negative 3 multiplied by y to the power of 3, the whole to the power of negative 4. select one: a. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 2, the whole over x to the power of negative 7 multiplied by y to the power of negative 1. b. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 8, the whole over x to the power of 12 multiplied by y to the power of negative 12. c. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 8, the whole over x to the power of negative 3 multiplied by y to the power of 3. d. x to the power of negative 4 multiplied by y to the power of negative 2, the whole over x to the power of negative 3 multiplied by y to the power of 3.