Question

The elevation of Mt.Everest is 29,028 feet. The elevation of the Dead Sea is -485 feet. What is the difference in the elevation between Mt.Everest and the Dead Sea?

Answer 1

The difference in the elevation between Mt.Everest and the Dead Sea is 29513 feet

Solution:

Given that,

Elevation of Mt.Everest = 29028 feet

Elevation of the Dead Sea = -485 feet

To find: difference in the elevation between Mt.Everest and the Dead Sea

Therefore,

Difference = Elevation of Mt.Everest - Elevation of the Dead Sea

Substituting the given values, we get

Difference = 29028 - ( - 485)

Difference = 29028 + 485 = 29513

Thus the difference in the elevation between Mt.Everest and the Dead Sea is 29513 feet