Question

Justine and Meagan played a trivia game. Justine answered a question incorrectly and lost 7 points. Then Meagan answered correctly and got the opposite score. Which is the correct way to represent that “the opposite of Justine’s score was equal to Meagan’s score”? a.–7 = 7

b.–(–7) = –7

C.–(7) = –7

D.–(–7) = 7

Answer 1

-(-7)=7

Explanation:

the opposite of the Justine score (-7) = Meghan score (7)

-(-7)=7