The Hiking Club is taking another trip. The hike leader's watch shows that they gained 296 feet in altitude from their starting position. Their altitude is now 285 feet, but there is no record of their starting altitude. Write and solve an equation to represent this situation and find their starting altitude.
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The required equation is x+295=285 , where x= starting altitude( in feet).
The starting altitude is -11 feet.
Explanation:
Let x be the starting altitude( in feet) .
Given : The Hiking Club is taking another trip. The hike leader's watch shows that they gained 296 feet in altitude from their starting position.
Then, the altitude is now = x+ 296
Since , Their altitude is now 285 feet.
So the required equation is x+296=285
Subtract 296 from both sides , we get
x= -11
Therefore , the starting altitude is -11 feet.
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