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Twenty-one fish are swimming in an aquarium. Eleven are removed, leaving 10 fish. Which number is the additive inverse of the number of fish left?

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−10

fish left = 10

Therefore, the additive inverse of the number of fish left is −10. The sum of a number and its additive inverse is 0.

10 + (−10) = 0 A is the answer

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