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Jon has -8 dollars in his account then adds 12 dollars, how much does he have now? What does zero represent in your story problem?
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Jon has -8 dollars in his account then adds 12 dollars, how much does he have now?

What does zero represent in your story problem?

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-8 in account
adds 12 dollars

-8 (+12) = 4

Jon now has 4 dollars in his account

i don't know how to explain the zero part well, but it is like the place where your bank have to be in order to not have debt
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