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Nadia is mountain climbing. She started at an altitude of 19.26 feet below sea level and then changed her altitude by climbing a total of 5,437.8 feet up from her initial position. What was Nadia’s altitude at the end of her climb?

User Cori
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Answer:

Answer:

5418.54 ft

Explanation:

Answer:

5418.54 ft

Explanation:

So sea level is 0, okay? So Nadia (her name is more than 3 letters and I'm lazy so from now on she'll be reffered to as "N") is at -19. 26 ft. N goes up 5,437.8 ft, so we add this value on.

-19. 26+ 5437.8= 5418.54

User Denis Rybalka
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Answer:

5418.54 ft

Explanation:

So sea level is 0, okay? So Nadia (her name is more than 3 letters and I'm lazy so from now on she'll be reffered to as "N") is at -19. 26 ft. N goes up 5,437.8 ft, so we add this value on.

-19. 26+ 5437.8= 5418.54

Now just add on the units!

Hope this helps!

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