Question

Maya plots the yards lost during a football game on a number line and labels it A. She plots Point B to the right of zero, a distance that is exactly as far from zero as Point A is. Which sentence is a correct statement about Point B?O The sum of the values of Point A and Point B is negative. O The sum of the values of Point A and Point B is zero. O Point B lies twice the distance film o as Point A.O Point B lies to the left of Point A on a number line. I KNOW ITS NOT A OR C

Answer 1

The number line sketched above shows the positions of both points A and B.

They both are the same distance from the point zero. However, while the measure of the distance is always a positive value, the value on the number line to the left is negative, while that on the right is positive. Therefore, adding both values (same value/distance) on both the left and rigt side will result in 0.

Whatever is the value of B on the number line, e.g, 3 units, then A will be the negative and adding;

`\begin{gathered} 3+\lbrack-3\rbrack \\ =3-3 \\ =0 \end{gathered}`

The correct answer is option B