Question

Use integers to represent the values in the statement the highest elevation in a country is a mountain with an altitude of 14,240 ft the lowest elevation in the country is a valley with an altitude of 285 feet below sea level

Answer 1

First answer is 14,240

No change has been made since it's already positive.

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Second answer is -285

We stick a negative onto the value to indicate we are below sea level. If we wrote 285 without the negative, then it would imply we are 285 feet above sea level.