Question

the city of James town is 2 meters below sea level. Takoradi, a city in western region, is 7 meters below sea level . How much higher is James town than Takoradi​

Answer 1

James town is 5 meters higher than Takoradi​ .

Explanation:

Given:

Height of James town = 2 meters below sea level

Height of Takoradi town = 7 meters below sea level

To find:

How much higher is James town that Takoradi = ?

Solution:

As we can see the standard of height is how much the town is below the sea level.

So, the height of town having lesser value will be at a higher level.

Value of Height of James town is lesser than that of Takoradi town.

Therefore, James town is at a higher level.

Difference of height = 7 meters - 2 meters = 5 meters

So, the answer is:

James town is 5 meters higher than Takoradi.