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

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Responses

−1,535 feet
negative 1,535 feet

−1,335 feet
negative 1,335 feet

1,285 feet
1,285 feet

−1,285 feet

Answer 1

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

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

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

The correct response is:

• −1,285 feet