32me p, lease joan represents the height at which a sea gull is flying at +6 feet and the depth at which a fish is swimming at −2 feet on a number line, where 0 represents the surface of the water. which of these explains whether the sea gull or the fish is closer to the surface of the water? the fish is closer to the surface of the water because |+6| = 6 and − |−2| = −2, and −2 < 6. the fish is closer to the surface of the water because |+6| = 6 and |−2| = 2, and 2 < 6. the sea gull is closer to the surface of the water because |+6| = −6 and |−2| = −2, and −2 > −6. the sea gull is closer to the surface of the water because |+6| = 6 and − |−2| = 2, and 6 > 2.

High school seniors with strong academic records apply to the nation’s most selective colleges in greater numbers each year. because the number of slots remains relatively stable, some colleges reject more early applicants. suppose that for a recent admissions class, an ivy league college received 2851 applications for early admission. of this group, it admitted 1033 students early, rejected 854 outright, and deferred 964 to the regular admission pool for further consideration. in the past, this school has admitted 18% of the deferred early admission applicants during the regular admission process. counting the students admitted early and the students admitted during the regular admission process, the total class size was 2375. let e, r, and d represent the events that a student who applies for early admission is admitted early, rejected outright, or deferred to the regular admissions pool.suppose a student applies for early admission. what is the probability that the student will be admitted for early admission or be deferred and later admitted during the regular admission process?