contestada

Manuel is hiking up to a mountain top that is 1,207 feet
above sea level. Stephanie scuba dived to 23 feet below sea
level. What is the difference between these two
measurements?

Respuesta :

Answer: 1230 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Positive integers are used to express measurement above the sea level.

Negative integers are used to express measurement below the sea level.

Given : Manuel is hiking up to a mountain top that is 1,207 feet  above sea level.

In integers , it can be expressed as 1,207 feet .

Stephanie scuba dived to 23 feet below sea  level.

In integers , it can be expressed as -23 feet

The difference between these two  measurements will be :-

1,207 feet-(-23 feet)=(1207-(-23)) feet

=(1207+23) feet   [∵ (-)(-)=(+)]

=1230 feet

Hence, the difference between these two  measurements= 1230 feet

Answer:

1230 feet

Step-by-step explanation: