Question

Adrianna runs up 4.5 flights of stairs. How far will Arianna have to run down to represent an additive inverse?

Answer 1

Arianna would have to run down the same distance that she ran up, which is 4.5 flights of stairs.

Step-by-step explanation:

To represent an additive inverse, Arianna would have to run down the same distance that she ran up. In this case, she ran up 4.5 flights of stairs, so she would have to run down the same distance of 4.5 flights of stairs.

Answer 2

She needs to run down 4.5 flights of stairs to represent an additive inverse

Step-by-step explanation:

Having an additive inverse means that she will be back at point zero.

The point zero in this context simply refer to her starting point.

So if she has run up 4.5 flights of stairs, then to be back at her starting point, she needs to run down also 4.5 flights of stairs