peyton says the sum of two numbers can never be zero explain why peytons reasoning is incorrect use a model show your work

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Answer:

Peyton's reasoning is incorrect because the sum of two opposites always equal 0.

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-1+1=0 -1 and 1 are opposites

-2+2=0 -2 and 2 are opposites

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