Question

Which of the following situations could be represented by the expression - 14+ (- 7)?

A Matt owes $14 to his mom and $7 to his friend.
Melissa made $14 at her job and spent $7 on lunch.
Rafique scored 14 points on Tuesday and 7 on Wednesday.
D
Katrina dove 14 feet down in the water and then went up 7 feet.

Answer 1

Matt's

Explanation:

he has to give away $14 (-14)

and also $7 (-7)

The others have positive numbers.