Question

1. Foster climbed a mountain to a height of 2,325 meters above sea level. Bayleigh hiked down a canyon that is 37 meters below sea level. How far apart are they?

Answer 1

Foster and Bayleigh are 2,362 meters apart in elevation; this is found by adding Foster's elevation above sea level to the absolute value of Bayleigh's position below sea level.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how far apart Foster and Bayleigh are, we need to add the absolute values of their elevations because one is above sea level and one is below. Foster climbed to a height of 2,325 meters above sea level, and Bayleigh is 37 meters below sea level.

The total distance between them is the sum of these two values:

• 2,325 meters (Foster's elevation)
• + 37 meters (absolute value of Bayleigh's elevation below sea level)

So, Foster and Bayleigh are 2,362 meters apart in terms of elevation.