Question

A mountain climber on Mt. Everest is at 29,035 ft above sea level. A stone at the bottom of the Dead Sea is at 1,349 ft below sea level. What is the difference in elevation between the mountain climber and the stone?

Answer 1

To find the difference in elevation between the mountain climber and the stone, we need to subtract the altitude of the stone from the altitude of the mountain climber:

Difference in elevation = altitude of mountain climber - altitude of stone

Difference in elevation = 29,035 ft - (-1,349 ft)

(Note that we subtract a negative number, which is the same as adding a positive number.)

Difference in elevation = 29,035 ft + 1,349 ft

Difference in elevation = 30,384 ft

Therefore, the difference in elevation between the mountain climber and the stone is 30,384 ft.