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An airplane descends 2.2 miles to an elevation of 6.75 miles find the elevation of the plane before its descent

the initial elevation of the plane was ........ miles
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Answer: 8.75 miles

Explanation: this is simple, just add the descending variable to the current elevation to get the previous elevation.

User Joey Trang
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Answer:

  • 8.95 miles

Explanation:

Let the initial elevation is x.

An airplane descends 2.2 miles to an elevation of 6.75:

  • x - 2.2 = 6.75
  • x = 6.75 + 2.2
  • x = 8.95
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