Question

Anna is 26 ft. high on a rock-climbing wall. She descends to the 15-foot mark, rests, and then climbs down until she reaches her friend, who is 8 feet from the ground. How many feet has Anna descended?

Answer 1

She has descended a total of 18 feet from the top to her friend.

Explanation:

Anna is 26 ft. high on a rock-climbing wall.

She descends to the 15-foot mark,means she come to a height of
`26-15=11` feet and rests.

Then climbs down until she reaches her friend, who is 8 feet from the ground.

So, she climbs down
`15-8=7` feet more.

Hence, in total Anna has descended
`11+7=18` feet

The answer : She has descended a total of 18 feet from the top to her friend.