A squirrel runs 23 feet down a hill to eat an acorn.​ Then, it runs 23 feet up the hill. Write the integer that represents the​ squirrel's final position with respect to the top of the hill.

Question

The integer that represents the​ squirrel's position with respect to the top of the hill is___

Answer 1

To determine the squirrel's final position with respect to the top of the hill, we can represent the downhill movement as a negative value and the uphill movement as a positive value.

1. The squirrel runs 23 feet down the hill:

   • This can be represented as -23.

2. It then runs 23 feet back up the hill:

   • This can be represented as +23.

Now, we can calculate the squirrel's final position:

\[ -23 + 23 = 0 \]

Therefore, the integer that represents the squirrel's final position with respect to the top of the hill is 0.