Question

A stork is flying at an elevation of 4,800 meters above sea level. A shark is swimming at a depth of 1200 meters below sea level. Which inequality compares the elevation and depth correctly?

Answer 1

Let x=0 represent, the sea level, we will use the following diagram as reference:

Since the stork is flying above the sea, the meters are considered with a positive sign, and since the shark is swimming below sea level we can consider the depth as a negative number.

Finally, since

$\begin{gathered} 4800>x, \\ -1200then[tex]-1200<4800.$

Answer:

$-1200<4800.$