Question

How far above sea level is the ranger station?

Answer 1

Since he descended 12 meters, we subtract this from the overall height of Mount Ka'ala, so then we are only calculating how high ABOVE the sea level it is.

1232 - 12 = 1220

The height of Mount Ka'ala is therefore 1,220 meters.
To calculate how much a fifth of Mount Ka'ala is (since the ranger station is 2/5's up), we would divide this number by 5

1220 ÷ 5 = 244

Since ONE fifth of the height is 244 meters, TWO fifths would be double that amount.

244 x 2 = 488

488 meters.
The ranger station is 488m above sea level.