Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321969359
ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-935-4

Chapter R - Section R.1 - Basic Concepts - R.1 Exercises - Page 11: 61

Answer

Pacific Ocean: $14,040$ feet Indian Ocean $12,800$ feet Caribbean Sea $8,448$ feet China Sea $4,802$ feet Gulf of California $2,375$ feet

Work Step by Step

To sort the bodies of water from deepest to shallowest, we first take the absolute value of the "average depth" column, and then arrange the numbers from largest to smallest: Pacific Ocean: $|-14,040|=14,040$ feet Indian Ocean $|-12,800|=12,800$ feet Caribbean Sea $|-8,448|=8,448$ feet China Sea $|-4,802|=4,802$ feet Gulf of California $|-2,375|=2,375$ feet
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