A mountain climber on Mt. Everest is at 29,035 ft above sea level. A stone at the bottom of the Dead Sea is at 1,349 ft below sea level. What is the difference in elevation between the mountain climber and the stone?
To find the difference in elevation between the mountain climber and the stone, we need to subtract the altitude of the stone from the altitude of the mountain climber:
Difference in elevation = altitude of mountain climber - altitude of stone
Difference in elevation = 29,035 ft - (-1,349 ft)
(Note that we subtract a negative number, which is the same as adding a positive number.)
Difference in elevation = 29,035 ft + 1,349 ft
Difference in elevation = 30,384 ft
Therefore, the difference in elevation between the mountain climber and the stone is 30,384 ft.