Question

While hiking, Lisa climbed up a cliff face 277 feet and then walked down 133 feet to a cave entrance. If Lisa started at 126 feet above sea level, what is her elevation now?

Answer 1

the correct answer is 270 feet hope it helps :)))

Answer 2

Hello! I would love to help!

Alright! Let's start at the beginning. We know that Lisa was already 126 feet above sea level before the problem even starts. So 126 will be our base number.

Next, Lisa climbed 277 feet, which means we need to add 277 feet to 126.

277+126=403


Alright. Lisa is now 403 feet high. But, she now needs to climb down 133 feet. Let's represent this by subtracting 133 from 403

403-133=270


Okay! Now we know that Lisa is 270 feet. Since she didn't go anywhere else, that's the end of the problem!!!


Therefore, the answer is 270 feet!





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