The lowest elevation in Long Beach, California, is 7 ¾ feet below sea level. The elevation of Death Valley is about 40 times lower than the elevation of Long Beach. What is the elevation of Death Valley?

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Demarcus Key

29 April, 01:03

The lowest elevation in Long Beach, California, is 7 ¾ feet below sea level. The elevation of Death Valley is about 40 times lower than the elevation of Long Beach. What is the elevation of Death Valley?

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Malachi Berger · Answer 1

The elevation of Death Valley = 31/160 feet

Step-by-step explanation: Since

The lowest elevation in Long Beach, California, is 7 ¾ feet

Let say L = 7 ¾ feet

The elevation of Death Valley is about 40 times lower than the elevation of Long Beach

That is D = 1/40 of L

D = 1/40 * 31/4

D = 31/160 feet

The elevation of Death Valley is 31/160 feet