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)

Question

Responses

A. −1,335 feet

B. 1,285 feet

C. −1,285 feet

D. −1,535 feet

Answer 1

To find your new elevation after climbing up 125 feet from the Dead Sea, you start with the elevation of −1,410 feet and add 125 feet to it.

So, the calculation is:

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

Your new elevation is −1,285 feet.

The correct response is:

C. −1,285 feet