Question

The Taieri Plain in New Zealand is 6 feet below sea level (or –6 feet). If you are standing 3 feet above sea level, is your elevation the opposite of the elevation of the plain? Describe the steps you would follow with a vertical number line to find the answer.

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Answer 1

You would be 3ft above the sea level, if you are -6ft under the sea level and if you are standing 3ft “above” you would have to clime back up 9ft to get back to the positive’s which is “positive 3” so yes, your elevation will be opposite of the “plain” since you went to a -6 to a positive 3, with different numbers.