Question

The hiking club is taking another trip. The hike leaders watch shows that they gained 296 feet in altitude from their starting position. Their altitude is now 285 feet,but there is no record of their starting altitude. Write and solve an equation to represent this situation and find their starting altitude

Answer 1

Answer: altitude at starting point is -11ft or 11ft below sea level

Step-by-step explanation:

Equation for this situation will be

A = Ag - 11

A = actual altitude

Ag = altitude gained.

At starting point, altitude gained is zero, therefore;

A = 0 - 11

A = -11ft