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Lisa descended 120 feet into a cave. She then climbed up 56 feet. If her starting point was 38 feet below sea level at the mouth of the cave, what is Lisa's elevation relative to sea level now?
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Lisa descended 120 feet into a cave. She then climbed up 56 feet. If her starting point was 38 feet below sea level at the mouth of the cave, what is Lisa's elevation relative to sea level now?

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She's 102 feet below sea level.

She went down 120 so 120+38=158 then climbed back up 56 158-56=102
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102 feet below sea level
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