Question

Homer is 30 feet below sea level and Marge is 45 feet above sea level. Bart’s elevation is at the exact midpoint of those two values. What is the expression that model this problem, and which is Bart’s elevation?

Answer 1

14.5 feet

Explanation:

the midpoint is halfway from 30 to 45 so be(bart elevation) b.e = 45 - 30 / 2

Answer 2

7.5 m above sea level

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Explanation:

We are given:

The elevation of Homer = -30 feet [30 feet below sea level]

The elevation of Marge = +45 feet [45 feet above sea level]

The elevation of Bart is at the exact mid-point of the elevations of Homer and Marge

The elevation of Bart:

We are given that the elevation of Bart is at the exact mid-point of the elevations of Homer and Marge

So, Half the distance between the elevation of Homer and Marge is the elevation of Bart

Elevation of Bart (with respect to the elevation of Homer) =

(elevation of Marge - Elevation of Homer) / 2

replacing the variables with the suitable values:

(+45 - (-30))/2

(45 + 30) / 2

75 / 2

Elevation of Bart (w.r.t. Homer) = 37.5 feet

Since this is the elevation of Bart with respect to Homer, we can say that Bart is 37.5 m above Homer

So, we can say that:

Elevation of Bart (w.r.t Homer) = Elevation of Bart - Elevation of Homer

replacing the values

37.5 = Elevation of Bart -(-30)

37.5 = Elevation of Bart + 30

Elevation of Bart = 7.5 m above sea level [subtracting 30 from both sides]