An explorer travels from sea level up Mt. McKinley which is at 6,149 m above sea level. She then travels to the depths of Death Valley which is at - 86 m below sea level and finally back to sea level. How many total vertical meters did she travel?

A. 12,212 m B. 6,063 m
C. 6,235 m D. 12,470 m

Question

An explorer travels from sea level up Mt. McKinley which is at 6,149 m above sea level.  She then travels to the depths of Death Valley which is at - 86 m below sea level and finally back to sea level.  How many total vertical meters did she travel?

A. 12,212 m		B.	6,063 m
C.   6,235 m		D.   12,470 m

abbyrose0105 · Answer

D, because she went up then back down then back up you add the up twice and the down twice.

abbyrose0105 · Answer

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