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The mountaineering altitude record is the highest point on Earth reached by a mountain climber. The altitude record is 8848 meters. The record was set by two climbers who reached the summit of Mount Everest. The scuba diving world record is −318.25 meters. What is the total distance spanned by these two world records?

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9166.25 meters. adding a negative gives you a positive so 8848+318.25
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