Write a story problem that includes both integers −8 and 12.

Sea level is 0 meters. A cliff by the ocean is 12 meters above sea level. Around that area, the seafloor is 8 meters below sea level. How many meters  is the top of the cliff to the seafloor?

How to solve:

8 below zero is -8

The expression 12 - (-8) is the same as the expression 12 + 8

12 + 8 = 20

20 meters

answer is 144

step-by-step explanation:

b

step-by-step explanation:

the equation of a line in point- slope form is

y - b = m(x - a)

where m is the slope and (a, b) a point on the line

calculate m using the slope formula

m = (y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (0, 4) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (3, - 5) ← 2 points on the line

m = = = - 3

with m = - 3 and (a, b) = (3, - 5), then

y - (- 5) = - 3(x - 3), that is

y + 5 = - 3(x - 3) → b