Question

Jasmine starts rock climbing at an elevation of -100 feet and rock climbs up to an elevation of 40 feet. What was Jasmine's change in elevation while rock climbing?
Create an equation to represent the situation. Use x to represent Jasmine's change in elevation while rock climbing.





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Answer 1

Answer: -100 + x = 40

Step-by-step explanation: We know she starts at -100 feet, she is increasing in elevation, so we want to add a positive x to her initial value of -100. If we keeping adding that x, it will soon result in a positive value of 40.