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A diver near the Andaman coast descends at -5 m per minute.
After some minutes he is at -40 m.
Using integer division, for how many minutes has he been descending?

Class 7Properties of IntegersIntegers
  • A9
  • B7
  • C8
  • D16

Step-by-Step Solution

Depth = rate time, so -40 = -5 time. Time = minutes (a negative divided by a negative is positive).
Answer: C) 8

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