Jeff and Jason are diving near a corral reef in the ocean. Jason is swimming along the bottom of the ocean floor 188.82 feet from the boat's anchor whic lies directly below the boat at a depth of 172.22 feet. If Jeff is 20 feet directly above Jason, how far is Jeff from the boat? (round to nearest tenth) O 215.3 feet O 267.0 feet O 255.6 feet O 242.5 feet

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Jeff and Jason are diving near a corral reef in the ocean. Jason is swimming along the bottom of the ocean floor 188.82 feet from the boat's anchor which
lies directly below the boat at a depth of 172.22 feet. If Jeff is 20 feet directly above Jason, how far is Jeff from the boat? (round to nearest tenth)
O 215.3 feet
O 267.0 feet
O 255.6 feet
O 242.5 feet
Transcribed Image Text:Jeff and Jason are diving near a corral reef in the ocean. Jason is swimming along the bottom of the ocean floor 188.82 feet from the boat's anchor which lies directly below the boat at a depth of 172.22 feet. If Jeff is 20 feet directly above Jason, how far is Jeff from the boat? (round to nearest tenth) O 215.3 feet O 267.0 feet O 255.6 feet O 242.5 feet
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