A picture of a mountain range and ocean near it is shown. About how many feet is it from the top of the tall mountain to the bottom of the ocean? The top is 4000 ft and the bottom of the sea is -2000 ft
The distance from the top of the tall mountain to the bottom of the ocean is the sum of their absolute values, as we are only interested in the magnitude of the difference.
The absolute value of the height of the mountain is 4000 ft, and the absolute value of the depth of the ocean is 2000 ft.
So the total distance is 4000 ft + 2000 ft = 6000 ft.