The base of a hill is -30 feet below sea level .,The top of the hill is 200 feet higher .What is the elevation of the top of the hill .
Plz show me how to get the answer its confusing
200 above -30 is 170 above zero. Draw it on a number line.
200 - 30 = ______ feet
To find the elevation of the top of the hill, we need to calculate the sum of the base of the hill and the increase in height.
Given:
Base of the hill = -30 feet below sea level
Increase in height = 200 feet
To get the elevation of the top of the hill, we can add the base of the hill and the increase in height. Adding a negative number is the same as subtracting, so we can consider the base of the hill as -30 feet:
Elevation of the top of the hill = Base of the hill + Increase in height
= -30 feet + 200 feet
= 170 feet
Therefore, the elevation of the top of the hill is 170 feet.