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Answer: 15 represents where Jerry is after the elevation dropped 25 meters and then rose 40 meters.
Answer:
15 represents that Jerry hiked up 15 meters from his starting position.
Step-by-step explanation:
It is given that Jerry hiked downhill to a valley where the elevation dropped 25 meters below his starting position. Then, he hiked up to a hill that was 40 meters higher than the valley.
Hiked downhill = 25 meters
Hiked up = 40 meters
The given equation is
[tex]-25+40=15[/tex]
Here, hiked downhill represented by negative sign and hiked up represents by positive sign.
So, positive 15 represents that Jerry hiked up 15 meters from his starting position.