Respuesta :
Answer:
[tex]-72[/tex] feet : Shark is 72 feet below sea level.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent depth of the shark.
We have been given that the submarine’s depth was twice the depth of the shark. This means that depth of submarine would be [tex]2x[/tex].
We have been given that a submarine was 144 feet below sea level, so submarine's elevation would be [tex]-144\text{ ft}[/tex].We can represent this information in an equation as:
[tex]2x=-144[/tex]
To find shark's position, we need to solve for x.
[tex]\frac{2x}{2}=\frac{-144}{2}[/tex]
[tex]x=-72[/tex]
Therefore, [tex]-72[/tex] feet represents shark's elevation, which represents that shark is 72 feet below sea level.