(D) Read this word problem.
New Orleans is 2 meters below sea level. Baton Rouge is 17 meters above sea level.
How much higher is Baton Rouge than New Orleans?
) To solve the problem, Tess subtracted 2-17 and came up with an answer of -15
meters. Is Tess correct? Why or why not?
(D)
Yes, Tess is correct.
No. Tess should have subtracted 17 - (-2) because Baton Rouge is 17 meters
above sea level and New Orleans is 2 meters below sea level.
Ver en esp
No. Tess should have subtracted 17 - 2 because she needed to find the
difference in elevations.