An elevator starts at the main floor and goes up 8 floors. It then goes back fown 5 floors. What integer represents elevator fin

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2 years ago

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al position with respect to the main floor?

2 answers:

Fed [463] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-19T22:29:33+03:00

Fed [463]2 years ago

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

bagirrra123 [75] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-20T00:52:21+03:00

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.