Three fish are swimming at three different elevations: -1 foot, -5 feet, and - 8 feet. Which fish is closest to the surface of the water? How do you know?

Fish with -1 foot

Step-by-step explanation:

- = under

+= above

If you set your water level to 0 then:

-1 +0 = -1 so the fish is 1 foot under the water level

-5 +0 = -5 do the fish is 5 foot under the water

And the last fish either jumped super high or it was hanging on a fishing line becouse it was 8 feet above the water level

So the fish that was the closes to the water level was the fish with -1

i believe the answer is c.