Question

A picture of a mountain range and ocean near it is shown. The top height is 4000 feet and the bottom height is 2000 feet. About how many feet is it from the top of the tall mountain to the bottom of the ocean?

Answer 1

To find the distance from the top of the tall mountain to the bottom of the ocean, you need to calculate the total elevation change from the peak of the mountain to the ocean floor.

Given:
- The height of the mountain is 4000 feet.
- The depth of the ocean (assuming it goes below sea level) can be treated as a negative value. If we consider sea level as 0 feet, the depth of the ocean would be below sea level.

Assuming the ocean depth is at -2000 feet (which indicates how deep it goes below sea level):

1. Calculate the total distance from the top of the mountain to sea level:
\[
\text{Distance from top of mountain to sea level} = 4000 \, \text{feet}
\]

2. Then calculate the distance from sea level to the bottom of the ocean:
\[
\text{Distance from sea level to bottom of the ocean} = 2000 \, \text{feet}
\]

3. Add these two distances together:
\[
\text{Total distance} = 4000 \, \text{feet} + 2000 \, \text{feet} = 6000 \, \text{feet}
\]

Thus, the total distance from the top of the tall mountain to the bottom of the ocean is **6000 feet**.