Question

Bajo del Gualicho has an elevation of - 72 meters. Lago Enriquillo has an elevation of - 46 meters. Note

that both places have negative elevations because they are below sea level.
Write an inequality that correctly compares the elevations.
Which one of the following descriptions is correct?
Choose 1 answer:
Lago Enriquillo has a higher elevation than Bajo del Gualicho.
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Bajo del Gualicho has a higher elevation than Lago Enriquillo.

Answer 1

Write an inequality that correctly compares elevation:

-72<-46

Which one of the following descriptions is correct?

Lago Enriquillo has a higher elevation than Bajo del Gualicho

Explanation:

They both have negative elevation because they are below sea level and when it comes to negative numbers the less the distance is away from 0 the greater the value. Therefore -46 is greater than -72 making the inequality -72<-46. This means Lago Enriquillo has a higher elevation than Bajo del Gaulicho.

Answer 2

Answer: Bajo del Gualicho has a higher elevation than Lago Enriquillo.

Explanation:

Since in this case the "elevations" are negative because are under sea level, we can call it depth.

In this sense, we are given the "elevations" or depths of two places:

Bajo del Gualicho: -72 m

Lago Enriquillo: -46 m

Keeping in mind we are actually talking about the depth of this places, we can say Bajo del Gualicho is deeper than Lago Enriquillo, and this is best expressed with the following inequality:

`G>E`

Where
`G` represents Bajo del Gualicho and
`E` represents Lago Enriquillo.