Question

Cherry is on a mountain 11,163 feet above sea level. Cheryl is in a submarine 3,152 feet below sea level. Which of the following can be used to find the difference between Cherry’s elevation and Cheryl’s elevation?

A. |3,152 - 11,163|
B. |-3,152| - |11,163|
C. |11,163 - 3,152|
D. |11,163 - (-3,152)|

Answer 1

C. because you are just subtracting one from the other and it would already be positive since the positive is the bigger one and the bigger one has to be first in the equation