SOLUTION: The Philippine Trench is located 10,540 meters below sea level and the Tonga Trench is located 10,882 meters below sea level. Which trench has the higher altitude and by how many m
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Question 1207506: The Philippine Trench is located 10,540 meters below sea level and the Tonga Trench is located 10,882 meters below sea level. Which trench has the higher altitude and by how many meters?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Philippine Trench, higher.
Answer by ikleyn(52834) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In my view, this post demonstrates bad choosing of words to describe situation.
Much better in English is to ask which ocean trench is deeper,
than to ask which ocean trench has higher altitude.
Such problems produce more harm than good.
The size of good is zero in this case.
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