Question

The highest point on Earth is Mount Everest with a height of 8,848 meters. The lowest point on Earth is the Mariana Trench, with a height of -11,034 meters. A height of 0 corresponds to sea level (the height of the world's oceans). What is the vertical distance between Mount Everest and Mariana Trench? Write the expression then solve it.

Answer 1

The vertical distance between Mount Everest and Mariana Trench will be 19,882 ft

Explanation:

Here, we want to get the vertical distance between the highest point on the Earth and the lowest point on the Earth

To find the vertical distance, we simply subtract the height of the lowest point from the height of the highest point

Mathematically, that would be;

8848 - ( 11, 034) = 19,882 ft