Question

Mike got on an elevator and went down 3 floors.He meant to go to a lower level,so he stayed in the elevator and went down 3 more floors. How many floors did mike go down all together?

Answer 1

To solve this problem you must apply the proccedure shown below:

1- You have the following information given in the problem above:

- He got on an elevator and went down 3 floors.

- He stayed in the elevator and went down 3 more floors.

2- Therefore, you must sum both quantities. Let's say that
`x` is the number of floors asked, then:

`x=3floors+3floors\\x=6floors`

The answer is: 6 floors.