Question

Jared lost a total of $9.00 over 22 months. He lost an equal amount of money each month.

The following equation describes this situation

−9.00÷2=−4.50

What does −4.50 tell us?

Answer 1

-4.50 tells us that that Jared gained $4.50 because -9.00+4.50=-4.50

Answer 2

-4.50 is how much he has left. (I think)