Question

herman i standing on a ladder that is partly in a hole. he starts out on a rung that is 6 feet under ground,climbs up 14 feet,then climbs down 11 feet. what is herman's final position, relative to ground level?

Answer 1

Its just a simple equation made to look harder.
Since he started at 6 feet under, it would be -6, and the he goes up 14, so its
-6+14 =8 Now hes at 8 feet above ground.
Then he goes down 11 again so it would be 8 - 11 = -3
So at the end, he would be 3 feet below ground level.