A mountain climber starts a climb at an elevation of 380 ft. above sea level. At his first rest stop he has climbed 182 ft., and by his second rest stop he has climbed another 208 ft. It is getting late in the day, so the climber starts his way down the mountain. If the climber descends 235 ft, how much does he need to descend to return to his original starting point?(1 point) Responses 155 feet 155 feet 78 feet 78 feet 535 feet 535 feet 235 feet
To return to his original starting point, the climber needs to descend by the sum of the elevations he climbed.
He climbed 182 ft. at the first rest stop and 208 ft. at the second rest stop, so the total elevation he climbed is 182 + 208 = 390 ft.
To return to his original starting point, he needs to descend by 390 ft.
Therefore, the response is 390 feet.
Pick a given answer choice that is correct
I apologize for the confusion, but I made a mistake in my response.
To return to his original starting point, the climber needs to descend by the sum of the elevations he climbed, which is 182 ft. + 208 ft. = 390 ft.
Therefore, the correct answer choice is 390 feet.
the given answer choices are
155
78
535
235
choose one of the above
I apologize for the misunderstanding. The correct answer choice from the given options is 235 feet.
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A mountain climber starts a climb at an elevation of 380 ft. above sea level. At his first rest stop he has climbed 182 ft., and by his second rest stop he has climbed another 208 ft. It is getting late in the day, so the climber starts his way down the mountain. If the climber descends 235 ft, how much does he need to descend to return to his original starting point?(1 point) Responses 155 feet 155 feet 78 feet 78 feet 535 feet 535 feet 235 feet
Choose a answer.
My apologies for the previous confusion. Since the climber's starting point is 380 ft. above sea level and he climbed 182 ft. at the first rest stop and another 208 ft. at the second rest stop, his elevation is currently 380 + 182 + 208 = 770 ft.
To return to his original starting point, the climber would need to descend by 770 ft. Therefore, none of the given answer choices (155 feet, 78 feet, 535 feet, 235 feet) are the correct answer.
To find out how much the climber needs to descend to return to his original starting point, we need to calculate the total change in elevation.
First, let's calculate the total climbing elevation: 182 ft + 208 ft = 390 ft.
Since the climber was initially at 380 ft above sea level, he has climbed 390 ft - 380 ft = 10 ft above his starting point.
To return to his original starting point, the climber needs to descend 10 ft.
Therefore, the answer is 10 feet.