Question

In a hotel, Elevator 1 stops at the third floor at an elevation of 40ft. Elevator 2 stops at the parking level at an elevation of -25ft.

How far apart, in feet, are the two elevators? Show or explain your work.

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Answer 1

65 ft

Explanation:

Negative and positive numbers can be expressed as how far away they are from zero.

40 is 40 units away from zero. Elevator 1 is 40 units from 0.

-25 is 25 units away from zero. Elevator 2 is 25 units from 0.

To find the distance, we'll add their distances from 0.

40 + 25 = 65

They are 65 units apart. In your problem you specify feet, so they are 50 ft apart.