The statement below describes a situation in which opposite quantities combine to make 0. Is the statement true or false?

Jeremy spends $4 for breakfast and then spends $4 for lunch.

True
False

Question

The statement below describes a situation in which opposite quantities combine to make 0. Is the statement true or false?

Jeremy spends $4 for breakfast and then spends $4 for lunch.

 True
 False

nuccioreggie · Answer

@DanJS

utterly_confuzzled · Answer

Say he started with ten dollars.  If he spends 4 dollars for breakfast, that leaves him $6.  If he spends another 4 for lunch, that leaves him $2.  

If he were to make $4 instead of spend it, then yes, they would be opposite.  But as the question is now, they are not.