Question

Vivian is at a fair in Coachella Valley, California. Much of the valley lies below sea level. Vivian has brought along an altimeter to measure her elevation at different places in the valley. Vivian's first ride was on the Ferris wheel. When she sat on the wheel at its lowest point, her altimeter read -9.6 feet. When she reached the top of the wheel, her altimeter read 12.3 feet.

Answer 1

Answer:

21.9 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

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Vivian is at a fair in Coachella Valley, California. Much of the valley lies below sea level. Vivian has brought along an altimeter to measure her elevation at different places in the valley. Vivian’s first ride was on the Ferris wheel. When she sat on the wheel at its lowest point, her altimeter read -9.6 feet. When she reached the top of the wheel, her altimeter read 12.3 feet.

Is the change in Vivian's elevation from the bottom of the Ferris wheel to the top a positive number or a negative number? Why?

Given parameters

Altimeter of vivian at its lowest point = -9.6 feet

Altimeter of vivian at the top of the wheel = 12.3feet

Note that the sea level is at 0 feet.

change in Vivian's elevation from the bottom of the Ferris wheel to the top is expressed as:

= (12.3-0)+(0-(-9.6))

= 12.3+(0+9.6)

= 12.3+9.6

= 21.9 feet

From the gotten value, it can be seen that the change in Vivian's elevation from the bottom of the Ferris wheel to the top is a positive value.

The value is positive because vivian keeps moving to the top of the wheel (above the sea level). The values above the sea level is always positive.