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OpenStudy (anonymous):

i need help

geerky42 (geerky42):

With what?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Examples: -1 + 1 = 0 -10 + 10 = 0 -8.5 + 8.5 = 0

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Those are all examples of additive inverses, two numbers whose sum is zero.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

hello ! anyone there ?

OpenStudy (animal_lover36):

It would be c. -4.5 +4.5 = 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks for helping me animal lover 36

OpenStudy (animal_lover36):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

can anyone help me

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't get this question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@animal_lover36

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Two numbers that are equal except with opposite signs add up to zero.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so that would be a

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

What do you add to 5 to get 0? -5 What do you add to -10 to get 0? -10 What do you add to -5/3 to get 0? 5/3 etc.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Correct. The answer is A. You add 14/5 to -14/5 to get 0.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you help me with this one

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@mathstudent55

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

The number on the number line above is in red. It is -3.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

The sum of -3 and 3 is zero. -3 + 3 = 0

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

The number line that shows zero is C.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Answer is C.

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