The elevation of Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in California is 14,776 ft more than the elevation of Death Valley, California. If Death Valley is 282 ft below sea level, find the elevation of Mt. Whitney.
Let x be the elevation of Mt. Whitney
x - (-282) = 14,776
Solve for x
x=5082!if something minus a negative number equals a positive number just add both together!
To find the elevation of Mt. Whitney, we need to solve the equation:
x - (-282) = 14,776
To simplify the equation, we can rewrite it as:
x + 282 = 14,776
To isolate x on one side of the equation, we can subtract 282 from both sides:
x = 14,776 - 282
Evaluating the expression on the right-hand side gives us:
x = 14,494
Therefore, the elevation of Mt. Whitney is 14,494 ft.