A seagull is gliding 74 1/2 feet above the surface of the water. It then dives 80 feet to catch a fish. How many feet below the surface of the water does the seagull dive?
+17 if the is 74and 1/2 in the air you would subtract 74 and 1/2 from 80 wich would be 6 and a 1/2 so i think the answer would equal 6 and 1/2
+118687 Would you like to just rethink your answer a little maththis?
I'd like you to :)
+129899 You're close, maththis.......
If he's at 74.5 ft and he dives 80 ft...shouldn't we get a negative answer???
As, Melody says......try it again.....
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Let me amend this slightly......your answer actually could be expressed as a positive.....it's just that your math is a little "off"
+118687 NO it shouldn't be negative Chris. 
NOT for the way the question is phrased.
+118687 can't you work it out maththis?
Its 80 - 74.5
80-74=6
80-74.5 must be less than 6 Don't you think so?
+17 i dont know so im not really the person to answer this but fomat that should problably be used is as 6.5 ft but i dont know so i dont have an answer sorry
+17 it could be 5.5 [5 1/2] or 5 im really not good at math but he's right it could be expressed as a negitive but thats not really the right format or whatever
+129899 If we said 5.5ft below the water surface....we'd be correct
If we considered the top of the water to be "0" and you said -5.5ft, I would understand that, too....
Either way.........you got the correct answer.....5.5
We won't dwell on semantics......
+118687 I am trying to be nice!
I certainly do not think that you are stupid!
Most of these questions get answered by the same few people.
It is great when other people like yourself also offer some answers.
+118687 other account?? Why are you useing 2 accounts (especially on the same question)
Now I really am confused LOL. :)
+47 i have another account on this website becuase if i dont write my username and password down i forget and on my account mathis i didn't write them down so i forgot my password so this is my other account
+129899 Excuse me, britishrain (maththis???)....I believe Melody gave you a compliment....she was just trying to help you out with your answer........geesh !!!!........let's calm down.......!!!!!
+47 i am perfectly calm im not mad at all it was a question i was wondering if she was trying to be mean becuase i didn't want to get at mad at her for something so wasnt trying to do and im not mad becuase she said that she wasn't trying to be mean so would you like to end the conversation here i dont feel like there's anything more to say
+129899 I hope not....if you had any more to say....I'd have to pull out my "secret decoder ring"
+118687 Don't be upset with CPhill. He is a really nice guy. He thought you were abusing me and he just came to my defense. I think that is really sweet. :))
Thanks Chris :)
Oh, the decoder ring was a joke. :)
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To Chimp Darwin
I may have discovered another candidate for our missing link species study stop
This one seems lower on the evolutionary scale than the other one we tried to recruit stop
This one will not even make a good bartender stop The other one could at least remember his password (which is actually too bad) stop
Several aspects make this one interesting stop
He has a marine cnidarian of the family Physaliidae as an avatar stop but doesn’t comprehend underwater distances from the surface stop
His eyes brain stomach and every other organ seems to be their own animal stop
The tentacles sting and this is worse than throwing p**p stop
We will need plankton because he probably won’t eat bananas stop
I have Fishin’ Chimp but bring fish and chips I’m hungry stop
Unique opportunity stop Don’t monkey around stop reply ASAP stop
Lancelot_Link (A.P.E.)
PS bring Decoder Ring stop
Fishin’ Chimp
