In which story is the answer to the question 0?Choices:(A)At Bear Country Ski Resort, the West Hammer chairlift starts at an elevation 130 meters below the main lodge. Arianna rides the chairlift, which increases her elevation by 130 meters, and then gets off. How many meters above the lodge is Arianna when she gets off? (B)At Bear Country Ski Resort, the West Hammer chairlift starts at an elevation 130 meters below the main lodge. Arianna rides the chairlift up to an elevation 130 meters above the lodge. What is the change in elevation from where the chairlift started to where Arianna got off?
Q. In which story is the answer to the question 0?Choices:(A)At Bear Country Ski Resort, the West Hammer chairlift starts at an elevation 130 meters below the main lodge. Arianna rides the chairlift, which increases her elevation by 130 meters, and then gets off. How many meters above the lodge is Arianna when she gets off? (B)At Bear Country Ski Resort, the West Hammer chairlift starts at an elevation 130 meters below the main lodge. Arianna rides the chairlift up to an elevation 130 meters above the lodge. What is the change in elevation from where the chairlift started to where Arianna got off?
Solve for Arianna's elevation: Step 1: Solve for Arianna's elevation relative to the lodge after riding the chairlift in story (A). She starts 130 meters below the lodge and the chairlift increases her elevation by 130 meters. Calculation: −130 meters +130 meters =0 meters.
Determine answer in story (A): Step 2: Determine if the answer to the question in story (A) is 0. The question asks how many meters above the lodge Arianna is when she gets off. Since the calculation shows she is at the same level as the lodge (0 meters), the answer is indeed 0.
Solve for change in elevation: Step 3: Solve for the change in elevation in story (B). Arianna starts 130 meters below the lodge and ends up 130 meters above the lodge. Calculation: (130 meters above) - (−130 meters below) = 260 meters.
Determine answer in story (B): Step 4: Determine if the answer to the question in story (B) is 0. The question asks for the change in elevation from where the chairlift started to where Arianna got off. Since the calculation shows a change of 260 meters, the answer is not 0.
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