Asubmarine elevation is -14 feet relative to sea level. a shark is swimming at elevation of -56 feet what is the difference in evevation between the submarine and the shark

In order to solve this kind of problem, we must find the difference between two negative numbers describing elevation. Although when you have 2 negative numbers in a subtraction-elevation problem, the elevation difference won't be negative... It would be positive. -56 - (-14) would usually equal -42 feet but that would just describe a regular negative subtraction problem, so it becomes 42 feet. This answer is positive since it describe the distance between these integers.