Aman drives into this parking building at the ground level G and parks on the level that has the most free spaces. Then he climbs the stairs to the cinema. Writing basements as negative (B1 = −1), how many levels does he climb?

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4 levels. Most free spaces: B2 (12), i.e. level -2. The cinema is on L2, level +2. He climbs 2 - (-2) = 4 levels.

Aman drives into this parking building at the ground level G and parks on the level that has the most free spaces. Then he climbs the stairs to the cinema. Writing basements as negative (B1 = −1), how many levels does he climb?

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