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15. Marley gets on an elevator on the 30th floor of a building. She goes up 6 floors to pick up a package then goes down 14 floors for a meeting. Write and simplify an expression to show what floor Marley is now on pls help ​

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Explanation:

The initial level is 30.

let the upward travel be +X and downward travel be -Y.

so the expression for her current level be ,

30+X-Y = 30+6-14= 22.

22 is her current level.

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