162
+207
= 369
Okay, so it says he descends 285 feet after he's climbed 369 feet. That means he needs to descend a bit more to reach 453 feet, which we'll just call 0 for now. First, we need to do some subtraction:
369
- 285
= 84
Okay, we know he needs to descend 84 feet to get to his starting point.
So your answer is C
Sal: −38 feet
Sam: −45 feet
-7x - 2y = -13
-7x + 7x - 2y = 7x - 13
-2y = 7x - 13
-2 -2
y = -3.5x + 6.5
x - 2y = 11
x - 2(-3.5x + 6.5) = 11
x - 2(-3.5x) - 2(6.5) = 11
x + 7x - 13 = 11
8x - 13 = 11
+ 13 + 13
8x = 24
8 8
x = 3
y = -3.5x + 6.5
y = -3.5(3) + 6.5
y = -10.5 + 6.5
y = -4
(x, y) = (3, -4)
