Question

Think about a loss of 2.5 and a gain of 7.5. Explain how you know whether Julia's overall resultwill be a gain or a loss, and whether the result should be represented as positive or negative.

Answer 1

As given that a loss of 2.5 and a gain of 7.5.

We can write it as:

`K=-2.5+7.5`

So if we simplify it:

`\begin{gathered} K=-2.5+7.5 \\ K=5 \end{gathered}`

So The overall result will be positive for Julia and she gains.

And the result is positive