John went mountain climbing. He reached 350 feet above sea level. His sister Olivia went scuba diving. She was 150 feet below sea level.What is the difference between their elevations.
Would it be 500 feet?
correct.
Yes, the difference between their elevations would indeed be 500 feet.
To arrive at this answer, you need to calculate the absolute difference between John's elevation (350 feet above sea level) and Olivia's elevation (150 feet below sea level).
To calculate the absolute difference, you add the magnitudes of the two values together:
Magnitude of John's elevation = 350 feet
Magnitude of Olivia's elevation = 150 feet
Adding these values together:
350 feet + 150 feet = 500 feet
Therefore, the difference between their elevations is 500 feet.