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The elevation of a building's basement is -12 feet. Given the building is square shaped and the total length of the building from basement to roof is 62 feet, what is the elevation of the building above ground?

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Answer:

its 50

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User Tim Gautier
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picture it in your head
at -12 feet elevation (12 feet below ground level), the basement starts
62 feet from that level is the roof
so count 62 units up from -12 and get 50 feet above ground level (60-12=50)


answer is 50 feet above ground level


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