An office building has 8 stories above the ground level and 3 stories under the ground level. How many floors apart are the top

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3 years ago

10

and bottom floors of the building?

1 answer:

vichka [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-01T06:08:35+03:00

Answer:

11 stories apart

Step-by-step explanation:

We let the "ground" be considered at height = 0

Anything above, is POSITIVE direction

Anything below, is NEGATIVE direction

8 stories are ABOVE, so that would be considered

+8

3 stores are BELOW, so that would be considered

-3

THe difference in height between them is:

8 - (-3) = 8 + 3 = 11

So, that is 11 stories apart (top and bottom)