Question

On the number line below, the letters a and b are the same distance from 0. What is a + b?

Answer 1

The answer here would be 0.

Explanation:

If a and b are both equal distances from 0, then adding the together would equal 0. Since a is the inverse of b, using any number and its inverse will show you why the answer is 0. For example, if b is 9 then a would be -9. Adding these together equals 0.

Answer 2

The answer here would be 0.

Explanation:

If a and b are both equal distances from 0, then adding the together would equal 0. Since a is the inverse of b, using any number and its inverse will show you why the answer is 0. For example, if b is 9 then a would be -9. Adding these together equals 0.