Read this word problem. New Orleans is 2 meters below sea level. Baton Rouge is 17 meters above sea level. How much higher is Baton Rouge than New Orleans? To solve the problem, Tess subtracted 2 - 17 and came up with an answer of -15 meters. Is Tess correct? Why or why not? Choices: (A)Yes, Tess is correct. (B)No. Tess should have subtracted 17 - (-2) because Baton Rouge is 17 meters above sea level and New Orleans is 2 meters below sea level. (C)No. Tess should have subtracted 17 - 2 because she needed to find the difference in elevations.

Calculate Initial Result: Tess did 2 - 17, but that's not right. We gotta add the two heights cause one's below and one's above sea level.

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Read this word problem. $\newline$ New Orleans is $2$ meters below sea level. Baton Rouge is $17$ meters above sea level. How much higher is Baton Rouge than New Orleans? $\newline$ To solve the problem, Tess subtracted $2 - 17$ and came up with an answer of $-15$ meters. Is Tess correct? Why or why not? $\newline$ Choices: $\newline$ (A)Yes, Tess is correct. $\newline$ (B)No. Tess should have subtracted $17 - (-2)$ because Baton Rouge is $17$ meters above sea level and New Orleans is $2$ meters below sea level. $\newline$ (C)No. Tess should have subtracted $17 - 2$ because she needed to find the difference in elevations.

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Q. Read this word problem.

\newline

New Orleans is

2

meters below sea level. Baton Rouge is

17

meters above sea level. How much higher is Baton Rouge than New Orleans?

\newline

To solve the problem, Tess subtracted

2 - 17

and came up with an answer of

-15

meters. Is Tess correct? Why or why not?

\newline

Choices:

\newline

(A)Yes, Tess is correct.

\newline

(B)No. Tess should have subtracted

17 - (-2)

because Baton Rouge is

17

meters above sea level and New Orleans is

2

meters below sea level.

\newline

(C)No. Tess should have subtracted

17 - 2

because she needed to find the difference in elevations.

Calculate Initial Result: Tess did $2 - 17$ , but that's not right. We gotta add the two heights cause one's below and one's above sea level.

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