When measuring the depth of a submarine, +100 means the submarine ascended 100 feet and –100 means the submarine descended 100 feet. Use a complete sentence to describe what multiplying 2(–100) means in the context of this problem. Calculate 2(–100) and write a sentence describing what the answer means in the context of this problem. Be sure to label your answers as part a and part b.  Write your explanations using complete sentences.

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When measuring the depth of a submarine, +100 means the submarine ascended 100 feet and –100 means the submarine descended 100 feet.

  1. Use a complete sentence to describe what multiplying 2(–100) means in the context of this problem.

  2. Calculate 2(–100) and write a sentence describing what the answer means in the context of this problem.

Be sure to label your answers as part a and part b.  Write your explanations using complete sentences.

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