Ally's hotel room is on the 12th floor. She parked her car in the underground parking garage 4 floors below ground level. How many floors did Ally travel in the elevator to get from her car up to her room?

-8 floors

16 floors

8 floors

-16 floors

1 answer

Ally's hotel room is on the 12th floor and her car is parked 4 floors below ground level. To get from her car up to her room, she needs to travel a total of 12 floors up from the ground level and 4 floors up from below ground level. This adds up to 12 + 4 = 16 floors. Therefore, Ally traveled 16 floors in the elevator. The correct answer is 16 floors.