Question

Anna is in a cave 30 feet below the cave entrance. She descends 17 feet, then ascends 22 feet. Find her new position relative to the cave entrance.

Anna's new position relative to the cave entrance is _____
feet.

Answer 1

25 ft

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:35

Explanation:

We add or subtract from left to right to find the value of the expression:

3

Because the result is negative, she is below the cave entrance (by 35 feet).