There are some areas of land on Earth that are below sea level. Imagine you are at the Dead Sea in Africa, which has an elevation of about −1,410

Question

feet (1,410 feet below sea level). You then climb up 125 feet. What is your new elevation?(1 point)
Responses

1,285
feet
1,285 feet

−1,285
feet
negative 1,285 feet

−1,335
feet
negative 1,335 feet

−1,535
feet

Answer 1

To find your new elevation after climbing up 125 feet from the Dead Sea's elevation of -1,410 feet, you can perform the following calculation:

\[ -1,410 + 125 = -1,285 \]

So, your new elevation is -1,285 feet.

The correct response is: −1,285 feet (negative 1,285 feet).