The elevation of city a is 80 feet below sea level; the elevation of city c is 16 feet below sea level. the elevation of city d is 1 over 2 of the elevation of city c. part a: write an expression to represent the elevation, in feet, of city d. (5 points) part b: solve the expression and explain why the answer is negative or positive. (5 points)

A.The elevation of city D= feet  

B.The elevation of city D=-8 feet

because it is 8 feet below the sea level therefore, it takes  negative.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that

The elevation of city A=-80 feet

The elevation of city C=-16

The elevation of city D=1 over 2 of the city C

A.We have to find an expression to represent the elevation in feet of city D.

The elevation of city D= feet  

B.We have to solve the expression and explain .

The elevation of city D=

The answer is negative because the elevation is below the sea level.

The sea level is like as origin and the elevation measured on the negative y- axis below the origin means sea level.

So, the elevation of city D is 8 feet below the sea level and taken -8.

16

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