A mountain climber ascends a mountain to its peak. The peak is 14,020 ft above sea level. The climber then descends 260 ft to meet a fellow climber. Find the climber’s elevation above sea level after meeting the other climber

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e.mccormick · Answer

OK, the thing to do with word problems is filter out what you do not need.  He was at the peak of 14020, a positive value.  He went down, so negative, 260 or -260.  So the end result would be found with 14020-260.

anonymous · Answer

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