carlalopezelox7365 carlalopezelox7365
  • 25-09-2017
  • Mathematics
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The elevation of Death Valley-282 feet. The Mississippi River in Illinois has an elevation of 279 feet. Which is closer to sea level?

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texaschic101
texaschic101 texaschic101
  • 25-09-2017
The absolute value of a number tells us how far away from 0 that number is...

death valley : | -282 | = 282....so this is 282 spaces from 0
mississippi river : | 279 | = 279...so this is 279 spaces from 0

so the mississippi river is closer to 0 then death valley 
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musiclover10045
musiclover10045 musiclover10045
  • 25-09-2017

Sea Level is considered 0

 so the lower the number the closer to 0 it is,

 so the Mississippi river is closer.

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