Scottie is standing next to a lighthouse on the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean. The cliff is 30 meters above sea level, and the lighthouse has a height of 15 meters. There is a man fishing in a boat directly below Scottie who
has hooked a fish that is 10 meters below the surface of the water.
a. Use positive and negative numbers to represent the locations in relation to sea level.
Scottie =
Top of the lighthouse =
The boat =
The fish =
meters
b. How far is Scottie from the fish?