Question

Ty hiked up a mountain to 2523 meters above sea level. Pete is a scuba diver and dove 319 meters below sea level. If Ty and Pete started at the same elevation, how much higher was Ty than Pete when they were the farthest apart?

Answer 1

Ty hiked up a mountain to 2523 meters above sea level.

Height of the TY above the sea level = 2523meter

. Pete is a scuba diver and dove 319 meters below sea level

Depth of the Pete = 319 meter

To find the how much higher was Ty than Pete,

Find the differecne between thier disatnce from sea level

`\begin{gathered} Ty\text{ was higher than Pete=2523-319} \\ Ty\text{ was higher than pete by }2204\text{ meter} \end{gathered}`

Answer: Ty was 2204 meter higher than Pete