Question

Shaq was climbing a cliff. He stopped for a snack. After that, he slipped 20 feet to an earlier foothold and then slipped 4 feet to another foothold. Model the distance Shaq traveled on the cliff after his snack as a sum.

Answer 1

1) Let's make a sketch to better understand this:

Suppose Shaq was on 40 feet after the snack he slipped 20 feet and then 6 feet.

After the snack, He traveled 20 +4 = 24 feet

From the initial point, He went 24 feet down.