Question

A mountain climber starts a climb at an elevation of 380 ft. above sea level. At his first rest stop he has climbed 182 ft., and by his second rest stop he has climbed another 208 ft. It is getting late in the day, so the climber starts his way down the mountain.  If the climber descends 235 ft, how much does he need to descend to return to his original starting point?(1 point)

Responses

155 feet
155 feet

78 feet
78 feet

535 feet
535 feet

235 feet
235 feet

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To return to his original starting point, the mountain climber needs to descend the same amount he climbed.

He climbed a total of 182 ft + 208 ft = 390 ft.

Therefore, he needs to descend 390 ft to return to his original starting point.

The correct answer is 390 feet.

Answer 2

give answer with options provided

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The correct answer with the options provided is:

535 feet

Answer 4

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To get the answer to the question, we need to calculate the total amount the climber has ascended and descended.

First, let's calculate the total ascent. The climber starts at an elevation of 380 ft, then climbs 182 ft at the first rest stop, and another 208 ft at the second rest stop. Therefore, the total ascent is 380 ft + 182 ft + 208 ft = 770 ft.

Next, let's calculate the total descent the climber has made. The climber descends 235 ft.

To find out how much the climber needs to descend to return to the original starting point, we need to subtract the total ascent from the total descent.

Total descent = Total ascent - Total descent
= 770 ft - 235 ft
= 535 ft.

Therefore, the climber needs to descend 535 ft to return to his original starting point.

The correct answer is: 535 feet.