Question

Which of these situations can be represented by the opposite of -25? Select all that apply. A rock climber is 25 feet above sea level. Sara has a $25 debt. A bird flies 25 feet above sea level. Leon gets paid $25. O An airplane descends 25 feet.

Answer 1

We are talking here about integers. The opposite of -25 is 25. Then, we have:

0. A rock climber is 25 feet above sea level. We can represent this as +25 or simply 25 (because it is 25 feet above sea level). Opposite of -25.

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1. A debt of $25 can be represented as -$25.

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2. A bird flies 25 feet above sea level. Similar to the first situation. It can be represented as +25 or simply 25. Opposite of -25.

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3. Leon gets paid $25. It can be represented as +25 or 25. Opposite of -25.

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4. An airplane descends 25 feet.​ Because it is descending, we can represent it as -25 feet.

Therefore, the situations that can be represented by the opposite of -25 are the 1, 3, and 4.