Question

Select the correct situations in the table. Select all the situations that combine to make zero.

a) James earned 5 points. Then, he scored 5 bonus points in a video game.
b) Sylvia found 50 cents on the ground. Then, she bought a soda for 50 cents.
c) Lester bought 15.75 feet of wood. Then, he used 15.75 feet of wood to build a handrail.
d) Marisol learned 3 new songs on the piano. Then, she learned 3 new songs on the guitar.
e) Sandy's rose bush grew 8 inches in the spring. Then, she pruned it back 8 inches in the fall.
f) Abby signed up for 2 new classes. Then, she dropped 2 classes for next year.

Answer 1

The situations that combine to make zero are when Sylvia finds money on the ground and buys something for the same amount, when Lester buys a certain length of wood and uses the same length to build something, when Sandy's rose bush grows and is pruned back by the same amount, and when Abby signs up for and drops the same number of classes.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct situations that combine to make zero are:

• b) Sylvia found 50 cents on the ground. Then, she bought a soda for 50 cents.
• c) Lester bought 15.75 feet of wood. Then, he used 15.75 feet of wood to build a handrail.
• e) Sandy's rose bush grew 8 inches in the spring. Then, she pruned it back 8 inches in the fall.
• f) Abby signed up for 2 new classes. Then, she dropped 2 classes for next year.

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