Determine which of these does NOT illustrate two quantities that combine to make 0.
A) Jane collects 12 seashells and then loses 12.
B) Sharon lost 8 pounds and then gained 10 pounds.
C) A business's profit if its income is equal to its expenses.
D) Frank wins five dollars and pays back a $5 debt to a friend.

Question

Determine which of these does NOT illustrate two quantities that combine to make 0.
A)	Jane collects 12 seashells and then loses 12.	
B)	Sharon lost 8 pounds and then gained 10 pounds.	
C)	A business's profit if its income is equal to its expenses.	
D)	Frank wins five dollars and pays back a $5 debt to a friend.

cresciez · Answer

I think it's B :3

For the shells, she collects 12 (+12) and loses 12 (-12) which equals 0.

A business's profit/income being the same as its expenses = 0 because they're spending as much as they make.

Frank winning $5 and paying a $5 debt is 0.

theloshua · Answer

it is B :)