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Denver, Colorado is called " The Mile High City" because of it's elevation is 5280 feet above sea level. Someone tells you that the elevation of Death Valley, California is- 282 feet.

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Answer:

A. 5,562 feet higher

B. 0 feet

Explanation:

A. Calculation for how many feet higher is denver than death valley

Numbers of feet=5,280 feet-(- 282 feet)

Numbers of feet=5,280 feet+282 feet

Numbers of feet=5,562 feet higher

Therefore the numbers of feet higher is denver than death valley will be 5,562 feet higher

B. Since ocean level tend to have 0 feet which means that in a situation where you were standing close to the ocean what the elevation would be is 0 feet.

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