Would each situation be represented by a positive or a negative number?
Column A Column B
1.
A number of pizzas have been ordered, and 0.25 of all of the pizzas have been eaten. Express the amount of pizza remaining.
2.
$2.50 per week has been earned for w weeks. Express the amount of money earned.
3.
A town’s population, p, decreased by 4.5%. Express the change in the population.
4.
A credit card account has 3 charges of $42 and no payments. Express the balance of the credit card.
A.
positive
B.
negative

Question

Would each situation be represented by a positive or a negative number?
Column A		Column B
1.
A number of pizzas have been ordered, and 0.25 of all of the pizzas have been eaten. Express the amount of pizza remaining.
 2.
$2.50 per week has been earned for w weeks. Express the amount of money earned.
 3.
A town’s population, p, decreased by 4.5%. Express the change in the population.
 4.
A credit card account has 3 charges of $42 and no payments. Express the balance of the credit card.
A.
positive
B.
negative

anonymous · Answer

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neonumbrella5115 · Answer

This question might be a bit better asked in the math section, but I'll help you anyway!  :D

1. If one fourth of the pizzas were eaten, would there be more pizza or less pizza left?
2. If you are earning money, is the amount of money increasing or decreasing?
3. If a towns population is going down, are there more people or less people?
4. If a credit card is being charged, that means the amount of money is going down.  And with no payments to increase the amount of money, the amount will have gone down. 

Answer my questions, and you can answer yours!