The word in the problem that indicates that a negative sign should be used is "descend"
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</h3><h3>How many meters did he descend?</h3>
We know that he stops for water breaks four times, and between each water break, he descends 15 meters.
The written equation is:
4*(-15)m = -60m
Why the negative sign is used?
The negative sign is used because the hiker is descending, so its height is decreasing. The word in the problem that indicates that a negative sign should be used is "descend"
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8 3/4+n+2 3/8+ 23 1/8
8 3/4+n+ 25 4/8
35/4+ n+ 204/8
70/8 +n+ 204/8
274/8 +n
n= -274/8= -25 1/2
3 2/3 - 1/2
= 11/3 - 1/2
= 22/6 - 3/6
= 19/6
= 3.1666666667
..........solve it like an equation
