Question

Which of the following situations combine to make zero?

A- A friend opens a checking account with $30. His first purchase made with his debit card totals $28

B- The temperature falls 10 degrees below zero and then rises 20 degrees to be 10º F



C- A friend borrows $20 and promises to return double the amount.

D- A start up business has income equal to its expenses.

Answer 1

D is the answer to this question

Answer 2

D

Explanation:

Why A is wrong:

If a friend has $30 in his checking account and he made a purchase of $28, the equation would be:

30-28 = $2, which does not equal zero.

Why B is wrong:

The temperature was zero and went down to negative ten. It went up to 10, not zero. So this is also wrong.

Why C is wrong:

A friend borrowed $20 dollars and promised to return double the amount, $40. The equation for this is:

20 - 40 = -20, which also does not equal zero

Why D is correct:

Income is how much you earn

Expenses is how much you pay.

If both of them are equal, then your income is zero, which is the correct answer.

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