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Question
There are some areas of land on Earth that are below sea level. Imagine you are at the Dead Sea in Africa, which has an elevation of about −1,410 feet (1,410 feet below sea level). You then climb up 125 feet. What is your new elevation?(1 point)
Responses
−1,535 feet
negative 1,535 feet
−1,285 feet
negative 1,285 feet
1,285 feet
1,285 feet
−1,335 feet
−1,285 feet
To find your new elevation, you need to add the elevation at the Dead Sea (-1,410 feet) and the amount you climbed (125 feet).
So, -1,410 + 125 = -1,285 feet.
Therefore, your new elevation is -1,285 feet.