Question

Meghan has her own business. When she makes money, it is called income. When she spends money, it is called expenses. Choose the phrases below to explain how to use positive or negative integers to represent income and expenses. You would use Choose... integers to represent income because it is a Choose... amount. You would use Choose... integers to represent expenses because they are Choose... income.

Answer 1

Meghan should use positive integers to represent income. Income is money that flows into the business, and it is always positive. The higher the income, the more money a business will have.

On the other hand, expenses must be represented by negative integers. Expenses are money that flows out of a business, and is always negative. The higher the expenses, the less money the business will have. Expenses reduce a business's net income.