Question

Write a integer for each of the following situations: 1.Giving away 2 candies from a candy dish.2. 150ft below sea level.3.A deposit of $250 into a bank account.

Answer 1

1. -2

2. - 150

3. + 250

Explanation:

Subtraction or a deficit is represented by placing a negative sign in front of the number. For example, if I pay you $40 then the amount given away will be - 40 while you will have + 40.

In a similar fashion, giving away 2 candles is a deficit of 2 candles; therefore it is represented by -2.

150 ft below the sea level can be viewed as orienting your number line upside down. This way positive numbers are up and negative numbers are down. therefore, 150 below sea level means - 150.

Depositing an amount of $250 means you have an addiction; therefore, this is represented by + 250.