SOLUTION: Mt.Everest, the highest elevation in the world, is 29,028 feet, above sea level. The Dead Sea, the world lower elevation, is 1312 feet, below sea level. What is the difference betw

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Question 1108037: Mt.Everest, the highest elevation in the world, is 29,028 feet, above sea level. The Dead Sea, the world lower elevation, is 1312 feet, below sea level. What is the difference between the two elevation?
A)-30,340 ft
B)27,716 ft
C)-27,716 ft
D)30,340 ft
E)Not here
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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sea level is 0.
anything below sea level is negative.
anything above sea level is positive.

difference between 29028 and -1312 is equal to 29028 - (-1312) which is equal to 29028 + 1312 which is equal to 30340 which is selection D.