standard_description: Solve multi-step real-life and mathematical problems posed with positive and negative rational numbers in any form (whole numbers, fractions, and decimals), using tools strategically. Apply properties of operations to calculate with numbers in any form; convert between forms as appropriate; and assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies. For example: If a woman making $25 an hour gets a 10% raise, she will make an additional 1/10 of her salary an hour, or $2.50, for a new salary of $27.50. If you want to place a towel bar 9 3/4 inches long in the center of a door that is 27 1/2 inches wide, you will need to place the bar about 9 inches from each edge; this estimate can be used as a check on the exact computation.
problem_activity: A biologist is tracking the location of three different animals. On the first day of spring, the biologist records the following information about the three animals:
The first animal is located
$$220$$
m below sea level.
The second animal is located at an elevation of
$$0$$
m.
The third animal has an elevation of
$$−10$$
m.
a.   Draw a number line and represent each animal’s elevation on the number line.
b.   Name a possible animal that could be at each elevation.


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