Question

Find the difference in altitude between a mountain that has an altitude of 4091 feet and a desert valley that is 440 feet below sea level.

What is the difference in altitude?

Answer 1

Answer:3,651

Explanation:

Answer 2

4531

Explanation:

Try to think of the values as differences from zero, that are neither positive nor negative, just numbers in two different directions from sea level and add them together.

M = 4091

V = 440

4091 + 440 = 4531