An airplane is at an elevation of 4,280 ft. It ascends 600 ft. and later descends 1,500 ft. What is its final elevation?

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Nia Black

15 January, 07:56

An airplane is at an elevation of 4,280 ft. It ascends 600 ft. and later descends 1,500 ft. What is its final elevation?

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Krystal Olsen · Answer 1

Krystal Olsen 15 January, 09:16

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3380 Feet is the final elavation

Natalya Hunt · Answer 2

Add 600 feet to 4,280 feet. Then subtract 1,500 feet from the resulting sum:

4,280 ft + 600 ft = 4,880 ft

Now subtract 1,500 ft from this 4,880 ft: 3,380 ft (answer: final elevation)