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 hike leader's smart watch shows them they gained 296 feet in altitude from their starting position.
=> Altitude Covered/Gained = 296 feet
Their altitude is now 285 feet,
=> Current Altitude = 285 feet
Let say Starting Altitude = S feet
Current Altitude = Starting Altitude + Altitude Covered/Gained
=> 285 = Starting Altitude + 296
=> 285 = S + 296
=> S = 285 - 196
=> S = - 11
Starting altitude = - 11 feet
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The Hiking Club is taking another trip. The hike leader's watch shows that they gained 296 feet in altitude from their starting position. Since , Their altitude is now 285 feet. Therefore , the starting altitude is -11 feet.
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