46.6k views
0 votes
Sonji plots –9 on a number line to represent the depth of her sailboat underwater and labels it B. She plots positive 20 on the same number line to represent the height of her sailboat above water and labels it A. Sonji asks if B, the elevation below sea level, acts as an opposite to A, the elevation above sea level. What is the best answer to her question?

User Raybarg
by
6.2k points

2 Answers

6 votes

Answer:

it is A i get had the test

Explanation:

User Max Zavernutiy
by
7.3k points
5 votes

Answer:

No.

Explanation:

The opposite of a number is that number with its sign changed. The opposite of A is -20, not -9.

User Ralph Caraveo
by
5.3k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.