Question

An elevator starts at the main floor and goes up 8 floors. It then goes back fown 5 floors. What integer represents elevator final position with respect to the main floor?

Answer 1

The answer is 3. He ends up on the 3rd floor.

Answer 2

Answer:

integer  3 represents elevator final position with respect to the main floor.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given  : An elevator starts at the main floor and goes up 8 floors. It then goes back down 5 floors.

To find : What integer represents elevator final position with respect to the main floor.

Solution : We have given

Elevator starts at the main floor and goes up floors = + 8 ( for up).

Then goes back down floor  =  - 5  ( - sign for down).

Final position  :  8 - 5 = 3 .

It will reach at 3 floor from the main floor .

Therefore, integer  3 represents elevator final position with respect to the main floor.