Question

Alexa likes watching the show Engineering Marvels.

In last night's episode, the engineering team visited
a tall skyscraper and a deep mine. A banner at the
bottom of the screen showed the elevation of each
location the team visited.
Location Elevation (m)
Top of the skyscraper 275
Bottom of the mine
-260
Which location is closer to sea level?

Answer 1

Bottom of the mine

Explanation:

I'm assuming sea level is 0, so if it's not I'm wrong. To find the distance, you can't have a negative distance, so if there's a negative or really any number use it's absolute value. Is 260 greater or less than 275? Less than, meaning it's closer to 0.