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The highest elevation in Asia is 29,028 feet above sea level the lowest elevation is 1,312 feet below sea level what is the difference between these two elevations

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27,716 is the difference because 29,028 - 1,312 = 27,716.
User Fadid
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sea level is 0...anything below sea level is negative...so that 1312 becomes -1312.

now we subtract...
29028 - (- 1312) =
29028 + 1312 = 30340 ft is the difference
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