Question

The elevation of city A is 96 feet below sea level; the elevation of city C is 24 feet below sea level. The elevation of city D is 1 over 4 of the elevation of city C.

Part A: Write an expression to represent the elevation, in feet, of city D. (5 points)

Part B: Solve the expression and explain why the answer is negative or positive. (5 points)

Answer 1

@Michele_Laino

Answer 2

@Michele_Laino

Answer 3

part A:
the requested elevation is:
\[\frac{1}{4} \times 24 = ...?\]
@nuccioreggie

Answer 4

Sorry idont know that

Answer 5

Well i dont know how to times a fraction

Answer 6

what is 24 divided by 4?

Answer 7

6

Answer 8

that's right!

Answer 9

Ok so that the answer for 1 over 4 × 24 ???

Answer 10

for part B, we have to add the right sign close to 6, namely the right answer is -6, since all elevations below the sea level have to be considered negative, so we have:
elevation of A = -96
elevation of C = -24
and elevation of D = (1/4)*(-24)= -6
whereas all elevetions above the sea level have to be considered positive

Answer 11

Ok so all thats the answer for b ?

Answer 12

yes!