John is 5 inches taller than James. If James is 44 inches tall, how tall is john?
Jamestown is 55 ft higher in altitude than Johnstown. If Johnstown is 10 ft above sea level, how high is Jamestown?
Jamestown is 55 ft higher in altitude than Johnstown. If Johnstown is 10 feet below sea level (or -10 ft above sea level) how high is Jamestown?
Which of these do you think is the harder question?