SOLUTION: Paul and George are both hiking in the park. They each began hiking at an elevation of 4 feet below sea level. After an hour of hiking, Paul has increased his elevation by 16 fee

Question 1132217: Paul and George are both hiking in the park. They each began hiking at an elevation of 4 feet below sea level. After an hour of hiking, Paul has increased his elevation by 16 feet, and George is located at an elevation 9 feet below Paul's.
Enter George's current elevation.
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

(1) Find where Paul finished by adding the 16 feet he climbed to the -4 he started at (think of a number line: (-4) + (16)

(2) Subtract 9 feet from Paul's finishing elevation to find George's finishing elevation
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