Question

mauna loa, in hawaii, is the largest above - sea - level volcano. in 27 and 28, use the diagram of mauna loa. 27. analyze and persevere use a negative integer to represent the depth, in feet, of the sea floor. 28. mauna loa depresses the sea floor, resulting in 26,400 more feet added to its height. what is the total height of mauna loa?

Explanation:

Step1: Represent sea - floor depth

Since sea level is 0 ft and the sea - floor is 16,500 ft below sea level, we use a negative integer. The depth of the sea - floor is represented as - 16500.

Step2: Calculate total height of Mauna Loa

The height above sea - level is 13700 ft and the depression of the sea - floor adds 26400 ft to its height. The total height is the sum of the height above sea - level and the additional height due to sea - floor depression. So, 13700+26400 = 40100 ft.

Answer:

1. - 16500
2. 40100 ft