A) The expression to represent the elevation in feet of city D is; ¹/₂ × (-16) ft
B) The solution to the expression of the elevation of City D is; -8 fr which is negative because it falls below sea level.
First of all, sea level is at 0 ft.
Thus;
If city A has an elevation of 80 ft below sea level, then;
Elevation of city A = -80 ft
The elevation of city C is 16 feet below sea level. Thus;
Elevation of city C = -16 ft
A) The elevation of city D is ¹/₂ of the elevation of city C. Thus;
Expression for Elevation of city D = ¹/₂ × (-16)
B) Solving the expression for elevation of city D gives;
Elevation of City D = -8 ft
The reason why the answer is negative is because any distance below sea level is considered to be negative and city C which is twice the elevation of city D is negative, and so city D must also have a negative elevation.
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