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.

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​a. Use positive and negative numbers to represent the locations in relation to sea level.

​Scottie =
30


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​Top of the lighthouse =


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​The boat =


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​The fish =
−10


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​b. How far is Scottie from the fish?
meters.