Question

Omar flies his plane out of a local airport. The airport is at an altitude of 750 feet above sea level. He flies his plane to an altitude of 1,600 feet above sea level. Which number represents sea level? -1.600 0 750 850

Answer 1

In this case, we'll have to carry out several steps to find the solution.

Step 01:

Data

airport altitude = 750 feet above sea level

plane altitude = 1600 feet above sea level

sea level = ?

Step 02:

Sea level:

Sea level is taken as a reference for altitude, therefore its value is zero.

750 - 750 = sea level

0 = sea level

1600 - 1600 = sea level

0 = sea level

The answer is:

sea level = 0