Question

A boy is flying a kite from the terrace of his house. The kite is 175 m above the terrace. If the terrace is 80 m from the ground floor, findthe distance between the kite and the basement which is 8 m below the ground level.

Answer 1

175 m above the terrace + 80 m from terrace to ground + 8m from ground to basement:

175 + 80 + 8 = 263 meters