Question

1. a mountain climber climbed down a cliff 50 feet at a time. he did this 5 times in one day. what was the overall change in his elevation? - 50 feet - 10 feet - 55 feet - 250 feet
2. arrange the following numbers in increasing order: - 8.02, 1/4, 1/8, 3/4, 0.24

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the operation

The climber goes down 50 feet at a time and does it 5 times. We need to multiply the distance per - descent by the number of descents. Since going down is represented by a negative number, the operation is $(- 50)\times5$.

Step2: Perform the multiplication

$(-50)\times5=-250$.

Answer:

• 250 feet