SOLUTION: A climber starts descending from 533 ft above sea level and keeps going until he reaches 10 ft below sea level. How many ft did she descend?

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Question 783499: A climber starts descending from 533 ft above sea level and keeps going until he reaches 10 ft below sea level. How many ft did she descend?
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Divide the descent into two parts. 1st part: From 533 feet to sea level. 2nd part from sea level to 10 feet below sea level. Add the distance for each of the two parts. Hint: How many feet above or below sea level is sea level?

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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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10 ft below sea level corresponds to the number -10

Distance from 533 to -10 is: 533 - (-10) = 533 + 10 = 543

So the climber descended 543 feet.