To travel the Erie Canal, a boat must go through locks that raise or lower the boat. A boat would have to be lowered 12 feet at Amsterdam, 11 feet at Tribes Hill, and 8 feet at Randall. What is the change in elevation between Amsterdam and Randall?
1 Answer
Oct 25, 2017
The change in elevation between Amsterdam and Randall is 19 feet.
Explanation:
Say you go into the first lock(Amsterdam) at 0 ft. The boat is then lowered 12 feet or -12ft below 0. The boat is then lowered another 11ft at Tribes Hill and 8ft at Randall. Since the question is simply asking the difference in elevation between Amsterdam and Randall you simply have to add the loss in elevation at Tribes Hill and Randall (11+8).
