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Jerry earned $16 doing his chores last week. On Monday, he bought a football that cost $11. Which number is the additive inverse of the amount of money Jerry has left?

A) −11
B) −5
C) 16
D) 5

User Wbruntra
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Answer:

B) -5

Explanation:

16-5=5 but it says inverse so it would be -5.

User Hanfei Sun
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Answer:

B

Explanation:

User MikeKlemin
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