Question

An elevator starts at the top floor of an office building, which is 37.8 meters above the ground. It travels to the parking garage 12.3 meters underground.

What is the total distance, in meters, that the elevator traveled?



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Answer 1

37.8 to 0 and add 12.3 = 50.1 m is the total distance traveled. 

Answer 2

50.1 meters

Explanation:

The elevator starts at the top floor of the building which is 37.8 meters tall. Therefore, from the top to the ground it travels 37.8 meters.

But then, the elevator continues going down all the way to the parking garage 12.3 meters underground.

Therefore, to determine the total distance traveled we are going to sum up these two quantities:

Total distance traveled = 37.8 + 12.3 = 50.1

The elevator traveled 50.1 meters