document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=500855>Question 500855</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The highest location in a certain country is 15,541 feet above sea level.  The lowest point in the same country is 104 feet below sea level.  Find the difference of the two elevations.  Also, a city is 7,149 feet above sea level.  Is this elevation closer to the highest point or the lowest point? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "highest point be sea level  = x+15541  -> equation 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lowest point below sea level = x - 104 -> equation 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "difference between the elevation of highest and lowest point = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 15541 - (x -104)  -> equation 1 - equation 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= x + 15541 - x + 104<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 15541+104 = 15645 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Difference between the highest and lowest point = 15645 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Height of city from sea level  = x+7149  -> equation 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Difference between the elvation of hightes pioint and the city<BR>\n" );
document.write( " = x+15541 - x -7149  (equation 1 - equation 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  = 8392 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Difference between the elvation of lowest pioint and the city<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= x+7149 - x +104   (equation 3 - equation 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 7253 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence the elevation of the city is closer to the lowest point </SPAN>\n" );
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