REALLY NEED HELP WITH THIS ESSAY QUESTION!!! WILL MEDAL AND FAN PLEASE HELP

The elevation of city A is 72 feet above sea level; the elevation of city C is 24 feet above 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: Simplify the expression and explain why the answer is negative or positive. (5 points)

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REALLY NEED HELP WITH THIS ESSAY QUESTION!!! WILL MEDAL AND FAN PLEASE HELP 

The elevation of city A is 72 feet above sea level; the elevation of city C is 24 feet above 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: Simplify the expression and explain why the answer is negative or positive. (5 points)

anonymous · Answer

@imqwerty 
@Jadedry

rccb · Answer

Part A : 
D = (1/4) * C
D = 1/4 * 24
D = 24/4 = 6 ft above sea level

Part B : Your answer is positive because D is still above sea level...if it would have been below sea level, then it would have been negative

anonymous · Answer

What does the * mean?

rccb · Answer

multiplication, so in words, 1 over 4 times c