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Word problems involving negative numbers

Problem

A flying fish deep under the sea dreams of reaching the clouds one day. The fish is at a depth of 200 feet below sea level right under the clouds. It has to fly 6700 feet to reach the clouds.
How many feet above sea level are the clouds?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
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