The elevation of the basement floor in a building is -15ft. The elevation of the roof is 37 feet. What is the distance from the basement floor to the roof?
22 feet
-52 feet
37 feet
52 feet
The distance from the basement floor to the roof is the sum of the elevation of the basement floor and the elevation of the roof. Adding -15 feet and 37 feet gives us a total of 22 feet. Therefore, the distance from the basement floor to the roof is 22 feet.
To find the distance from the basement floor to the roof, we need to calculate the difference in elevation between the two floors.
The elevation of the basement floor is -15 feet, and the elevation of the roof is 37 feet.
To find the distance, we subtract the elevation of the basement floor from the elevation of the roof:
37 feet - (-15 feet) = 37 feet + 15 feet = 52 feet
So, the distance from the basement floor to the roof is 52 feet.
To find the distance from the basement floor to the roof, we need to calculate the difference in elevation between the two.
Given that the elevation of the basement floor is -15ft and the elevation of the roof is 37ft, we can subtract the lower elevation from the higher elevation to find the difference:
37ft - (-15ft) = 37ft + 15ft = 52ft
Thus, the distance from the basement floor to the roof is 52 feet. Therefore, the answer is option D: 52 feet.