The lowest elevation on land in the U.S. is in Death Valley at 282 feet below sea level. How would we represent this elevation using negative numbers?

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Shocking asked Jan 12, 2023

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The lowest elevation on land in the U.S. is in Death Valley at 282 feet below sea level. How would we represent this elevation using negative numbers?

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282 ft below sea level means going below the sea level (0ft) to 282ft below

Hence, to represent this in negative numbers it will be ( 0 - 282) ft = -282ft

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