The top of a flag pole is 15 feet high. The base is at -3 feet. Find the length of the flag pole

2 answers

15 feet of it is above, another 3 below
so
15 + 3 = ?

On a number line what is the distance between x = -3 and x = + 15 ?
Sketch it.
The distance from a person to the top of the flag pole is 15 feet. If the flag pole's height is 3 feet longer than the distance of the base to the person, find the length of the flag pole.

Group of answer choices

8 feet

10 feet

11 feet

12 feet