Question

The lowest point in the state of Louisiana is New Orleans. The city’s elevation is 8 feet below sea level. Write the elevation of New Orleans as an integer.

Answer 1

Since it’s BELOW sea level it would be -8 or 8 units to the left of zero

Answer 2

Answer:

-8

Explanation:

sea level is another way of saying zero. If something is above or above sea level it is a positive integer. like a regular number. if something is below sea level it is a negative integer like negative numbers. They said 8 is the elevation but new orleans is BELOW sea level. that means the integer we are looking for is going to be a negative number. 8 is the number they told us and since it is below the sea level. The integer of new orleans that represents its elevation is -8.