Lena is riding in a bike race that goes through a valley and a nearby mountain range.
The table gives the altitude (in feet above sea level) for the five checkpoints in the race.
Use the table to answer the questions.

Checkpoint Altitude
(feet above sea level)
1 2,406
2 -165
3 -137
4 1,154
5 -42

(a) The top of a hill rises 196 feet above Checkpoint 2. What is the altitude of the top of the hill?

(b) How much higher is Checkpoint 4 than Checkpoint 5?

Question

Lena is riding in a bike race that goes through a valley and a nearby mountain range.
The table gives the altitude (in feet above sea level) for the five checkpoints in the race.
Use the table to answer the questions.

Checkpoint                               Altitude 
                                          (feet above sea level)
1                                                  2,406
2                                                   -165
3                                                   -137
4                                                   1,154
5                                                    -42

(a) The top of a hill rises 196 feet above Checkpoint 2. What is the altitude of the top of the hill?

(b) How much higher is Checkpoint 4 than Checkpoint 5?

crispyrat · Answer

So for a rises 196 feet above simply means it is taller by that much so we would do"
196+-165

Then for how much higher 4 is to 5 we would simply do
1,154-(-42)