Gary buried a time capsule in his backyard so that the top
of the capsule was 1.8 meters underground. He covered
the capsule with some dirt, and then he buried a sign
labeled Dig Here 1.2 meters directly above the capsule.
The following equation describes this situation.
-1.8 + 1.2 =
-0.6
What does – 0.6 tell us?
Choose 1
The sign is buried 0.6 of a meter below the top of the
time capsule.
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The sign is buried 0.6 of a meter below the ground.
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None of the above