Question

97. An elevator in a tall building goes up 7 floors, then

down 9 floors, down 4 floors, up 8 floors, and
down 2 floors. Now it is on floor 14. On what
floor did the elevator start?

Answer 1

so, start floor = x

x + 7 - 9 - 4 + 8 - 2 = 14

x = 14

the elevator started on the 14th floor.

to verify: 14 + 7 = 21 - 9 = 12 - 4 = 8 + 8 = 16 - 2 = 14