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At your construction job, you're standing on a ladder at ground level. First, you climb down 7 feet to see the basement. Then you climb up 22 feet to see the second floor. Later, you climb down 9 feet. How high above or below the ground are you?

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it is just 6 because make a number line to -22 and to 22 then you start negative 7 then move up 22 and then go down 9 THE ANSWER IS 6
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U will be at 6 feet above ground level
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