Question

If the values of the expressions below are plotted on a number line, which expression would be closest to five?
A. |-4|
B. |-18|
C. |-7|
D. |16|

Answer 1

@satellite73 @e.mccormick

Answer 2

Would it be |-4|?

Answer 3

|a| absolute value lines as shown always convert the number inside to positive. Thus |-a|=a..Does this help?

Answer 4

Yes

Answer 5

yep since |-4| = 4

Answer 6

A. |-4| = 4
B. |-18| = 18
C. |-7| = 7
D. |16| = 16

Now answer?

Answer 7

Okay a little bit more questions. Hold on there all please.

Answer 8

??

Answer 9

Paul laws his father $10.75. He borrows $5.50 more from his father. What is Paul's debt to his father?

Answer 10

*laws => owes

Answer 11

this is not your usual level of questions

Answer 12

add

Answer 13

Sorry but this was my math homework and I have a test tmrw.

Answer 14

Would it be -$16.25?

Answer 15

i am 100% sure you can solve the last question you just posted in your head

Answer 16

So making sure would it be -16.25?

Answer 17

i would say his debt was \(\$16.25\)

Answer 18

Why wouldn't it be negatives though?

Answer 19

i have never heard a real person talk about negative money

Answer 20

ever hear the national debt is minus a few trillion? no, it is a few trillion

Answer 21

No I meant does it represent like the integer kind (wether it's negative or positive)?

Answer 22

i owe $12,000 in car loans

Answer 23

Okay so technically what would debt mean?

Answer 24

I know this sounds crappy.

Answer 25

i am not sure what you are asking
if the question says "how much does he owe" i would say "he owes \(\$16.25\)"

Answer 26

But it says his debt.

Answer 27

Anyway, last question please @satellite73

Answer 28

Thank you @jim_thompson5910 for coming

Answer 29

What's your question?

Answer 30

In one week, Anne borrowed 5/12 of her sister's salary to pay her water bill. In the next week, Anne borrowed another 2/9 of her sister's salary to pay her electric bill. Which integer represents how much Anne borrowed from her sister?

Answer 31

is that all it tells you?

Answer 32

Yeah

Answer 33

it seems like there's missing info

Answer 34

not sure what though

Answer 35

So I got -23/36

Answer 36

how did you get that?

Answer 37

I added up - 5/12 and - 2/9 and got - 23/36.

Answer 38

they're asking for an integer, not a fraction of her salary

Answer 39

does it give her salary?

Answer 40

Nope

Answer 41

then we can't figure out the integer they want

Answer 42

okay thank u :) g' night

Answer 43

you're welcome