SOLUTION: The lowest city in the world is -846 feet below sea level and the highest city in the world sits at 16728 feet above sea level. What is the vertical distance between these two citi

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Question 981018: The lowest city in the world is -846 feet below sea level and the highest city in the world sits at 16728 feet above sea level. What is the vertical distance between these two cities
Answer by Cromlix(4381)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi there,
If you consider the values as units
-846 ft can be considered as positive 846 ft
Therefore:-
Vertical distance
is 846 + 16728 = 17574 ft
Hope this helps:-)

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