Question

john walked 5 blocks toward his friends house and stops at the store for a snack. he walks 5 more blocks to get to his friends house. Can the situation be represented by the equation -5+5=0

Answer 1

The situation can NOT be represented by that equation. The correct equation for net distance would be

`5 + 5 = 10`

If John were to reverse his direction and end his journey where he began, the equation for net distance would be

`5 - 5 = 0`