Question

franklin begins scuba diving at sea level. he descends 5 feet every minute. how many minutes will it take him to descend to an elevation of -35 feet? now use any of the equations you wrote to solve for the value of m. -5m = -35; -35 ÷ -5 = m; -35 · -\frac{1}{5} = m; m = \square

Explanation:

Step1: Solve the equation \(-5m = -35\)

To solve for \(m\), we can divide both sides of the equation by \(-5\). So we have \(m=\frac{-35}{-5}\).

Step2: Calculate the result

When we divide \(-35\) by \(-5\), we know that a negative divided by a negative gives a positive, and \(35\div5 = 7\). So \(\frac{-35}{-5}=7\).

Answer:

\(7\)