A hiker is climbing down a valley. He stops for a water break 4 times. Between each break, he descends 15 meters. How many meter

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A hiker is climbing down a valley. He stops for a water break 4 times. Between each break, he descends 15 meters. How many meter

s did he descend? Ju Chan answered the question by writing the following: 4(−15) meters = −60 meters. Which word in the problem indicates that a negative number should be used?

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RUDIKE [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-27T11:46:32+03:00

RUDIKE [14]3 years ago

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the answer is descends

natulia [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-27T10:34:52+03:00

natulia [17]3 years ago

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I think Ju Chan means minus 15 each time so it’s just 15 times four which equals 60 meters