Question

luna starts mountain biking at an elevation of -150 feet and bikes up to an elevation of 50 feet. what was lunas change in elevation while mountain biking? create an equation to represent the situation. use x to represent lunas change in elevation while mountain biking. 150 = x 50 + · -150

Explanation:

Step1: Define initial and final elevation

Initial elevation: -150 feet; Final elevation: 50 feet

Step2: Set up equation for change

Initial elevation + change = Final elevation → $-150 + x = 50$

Answer:

$-150 + x = 50$