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A hiker starts at an elevation of 12 feet above sea level. She descends 43 feet into an

underground cave to explore. While exploring, she slips and slides 17 feet further down
into the cave. Write an expression that can be used to model this situation and evaluate
it to determine her location below sea level.

A hiker starts at an elevation of 12 feet above sea level. She descends 43 feet into-example-1
User Aadhar Bhatt
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Answer:

if its asking for final depth it is 48 fert below sea level

Explanation:

43 + 17= 60

12 - 60 = 48

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