Question

The height of each story of an office building is 9 3/4 feet. The height is measured from the ceiling to the floor. The building has three underground levels for parking. A car is parked two levels below ground. At what elevation are the car’s tires relative to the ground level? Assume the ground level is at zero feet.

A) -19 1/2 feet
B) -12 feet
C) 8 feet
D) 19 1/2 feet

Answer 1

it'd either a or b

Answer 2

because it would be negative

Answer 3

If each level is \(\large 9\frac{3}{4}\) ft and the car is 2 levels below ground...

\[\large 9\frac{3}{4} + 9\frac{3}{4} = ?\]