Given
changes in altitude of +28 m, -124 m, -40 m, +75 m, -225 m
Find
the net change in altitude
Solution
The net change will be the total of the given changes:
... (28 -124 -40 +75 -225) m
... = (103 - 389) m
... = -286 m
The net change in altitude was down 286 meters.
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