Question

Isn't -2.25 +1.75 equal to -1.5?

Answer 1

No.

Answer 2

Would you care to expound on that?

Answer 3

Let's say you have a $1.75 and you want to buy something that costs $2.25. What is your deficiency as far as the money is concerned?

Answer 4

the difference, 50 cents

Answer 5

There you go. -2.25+1.75=-.5

Answer 6

I know that 0.5 is the correct answer but every time I work it out I get -1.5. I still don't get it.

Answer 7

Can you show me your working please?