Question

Mount Ojos del Salado is the highest mountain in Chile, with a peak at about 6900 meters above sea level.
The Atacama Trench, just off the coast of Chile, is about 8100 meters below sea level.
What is the difference in elevations between Mount Ojos del Salado and the Atacama Trench?

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Answer 1

15km

Answer 2

can you tell me how?

Answer 3

please lead the OS user to understand the material rather than giving direct answers and you must explain before giving out the answer so they are able to use this knowledge long-term

so please help lead them to the correct answer

Answer 4

i need help.

Answer 5

i will try drawing it - moment please

Answer 6

wow

Answer 7

@SamBot do you see it now how get the difference ?

Answer 8

no

Answer 9

from the top of this highest mountain of Chile till sea level is 6900 m
- and the Atacama Trench is below from the sea level by about 8100 m

so how you think that will get this distance from the top till down where is Atacama Trench ?

Answer 10

i dont know

Answer 11

so than you se my posted image this difference mean the distance what you need calculi ,from the top till down point

Answer 12

im so confused

Answer 13

so than from the top till sea level is 6900 m this mean that on the sea level from the top you run walking 6900 m and from the sea level than you need to go below till the Atacama trench you need going again 8100 m so from the top till the down point total how many meters will you need to go ?

Answer 14

not will be 6900 assuming with 8100 the total distance ?

Answer 15

so do i just subtract 8100 and 6900?

Answer 16

not subtract because the difference from these two planes you get assuming these numbers - ok.?

Answer 17

but difference is subtract

Answer 18

ok. one second example please

you go from your home till your school 10 km - but after your school time you will go to visit your grand mather again from your school 20 km
- how many km - s will you go total from your home till your grand mather ?

Answer 19

are you here ?

Answer 20

yes

Answer 21

im thinking

Answer 22

ok

Answer 23

10?

Answer 24

10 was just till your school but from your school you will go again 20 km so total how many will you go ?

Answer 25

20?

Answer 26

10 assumed with 20 = ?

Answer 27

i guess?

Answer 28

so exactly in this way you need getting the difference from the top of this mountain till the down point of Atacama trench - assuming this two distance - ok. ?

Answer 29

ok

Answer 30

so than how many will be the difference from the top till down the Atacama Trench ?

Answer 31

i dont know

Answer 32

press alt space c

Answer 33

together

Answer 34

and what will get ?

Answer 35

a faster screen

Answer 36

do you know how to do that?

Answer 37

no just the printscreen when you like making photo from the desktop of computer

Answer 38

are you going to answer my response?

Answer 39

how many will be 6900+8100= ?

Answer 40

15000

Answer 41

meters - yes right

Answer 42

1500000 meters right

Answer 43

too many zeros

Answer 44

6900 +
8100
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15000 m - so just 3 zeros - above you wrote to much

Answer 45

im sorry