A balloon is floating above a lake and a sunken canoe is below the surface of the lake. The balloon’s vertical position is 12 meters and the canoe’s is -4.8 meters. The equation  represents this situation.

Complete question :

A balloon is floating above a lake and a sunken canoe is below the surface of the lake the balloons vertical position is 12 meters and the canoes is -4.8 meters the equation the equation 12+d= -4.8 represents the situation 1. What does the Variable d represent 2. What value of d make the equation true

d = lake

d = - 16.8

Step-by-step explanation:

The scenario described is represented by the equation :

12 + d = - 4.8

The variable d in the equation would refer to the surface of the lake. Hence, the lake is represented as d ;

For the equation above to be true such that the position of canoe is - 4.8

The we solve for d in the equation given :

12 + d = - 4.8

12 + d - 12 = - 4.8 - 12

d = - 16.8