Describe Situations Where Two Quantities Make Zero

Choose all situations where two quantities can make zero

• A sub dives 1,000 feet, then returns to the surface of the water.

• I had three cookies and ate three cookies

• 6 + -6 = 0

• I'm lost.

Describe situations in which opposite quantities combine to make 0.

• Gaining 10 and losing ten yards in football.

• I fell asleep.

• Bob has the answer.

• Sea level going down 2 feet.

Choose all the situations from below where positive and negative numbers can combine to make zero.

• Gaining and losing yards in a football game

• Earning and spending money

• Playing with my cat

• Making 3 cookies, then eating 3 cookies

If you have $20 dollars, how much do you have to spend to get to zero dollars?

• $5

• $10

• $15

• $20 (subtract $20).

Which scenario will result in zero?

• Carla rode her bike 12 miles due east and then turned and rode 12 miles due north.

• Phillipe earned $45 for doing landscaping and spent $45 at the mall.

• Sienna bought a package of 12 crackers. That afternoon, her brother ate 10 crackers.

• The temperature in the morning was 56 degrees Fahrenheit. During the day, it rose 20 degree Fahrenheit . By night, it had fallen 36 degree fahrenheit.

Which of the following statements BEST describes a situation in which opposite quantities combine to make zero?

• Travis ran 3 miles on Saturday and walked 3 miles on Sunday

• Matt missed 4 questions on a test in which each questions was worth 4 points

• Mary deposited $10 in her savings account and then withdrew $10 from the account

• Tara made 8 cups of ice cream and divided the ice cream into 8 containers

Which of the following statements describe situations in which opposite quantities combine to equal zero?

• The temperature at the beginning of the day was 60 degrees above zero. During the day the temperature dropped 60 degrees.

• My bank account had $1,800 in it at the beginning of the week. I spent some money.

• I walked 5 miles to my friend's house and then walked another 5 miles to the park.

• I took the train 10 miles into Chicago. I then rode the train back 10 miles home.

The population of a city increased by 140 people last year. Which situation, when combined with that increase in population, results in a zero overall change in population?

• The population of the city decreases by 140 during the next year.

• The population of the city increases by 140 during the next year.

• The population of the city stays constant during the next year.

• The population of the city decreases by 10 people per month during the next year.

Which term below describes the number you add to a number to get zero?

• Additive Inverse

• Multiplicative Inverse

• Integer

• Positive Number