Jerry hiked along a path. from his starting position, he hiked downhill to a valley where the elevation dropped 25 meters below his starting position. then, he hiked up to a hill that was 40 meters higher than the valley. the following equation describes this situation. -25 + 40 = 15. what does 15 tell us?

15 represents that Jerry hiked up 15 meters from his starting position.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that Jerry hiked downhill to a valley where the elevation dropped 25 meters below his starting position. Then, he hiked up to a hill that was 40 meters higher than the valley.

Hiked downhill = 25 meters

Hiked up = 40 meters

The given equation is

Here, hiked downhill represented by negative sign and hiked up represents by positive sign.

So, positive 15 represents that Jerry hiked up 15 meters from his starting position.

the answer would be c