Question

An eye doctor tracks the prescriptions of six patients. They are as follows: -2.5, +0.25, -1.25, -1.5, +1.25, +0.5. What is the total strength of prescriptions for those six patients?

Answer 1

-3.25 add all like terms first

Answer 2

Answer: negative -3.25

Step-by-step explanation: Add the negatives which is -5.25 then the positives which is positive 2.00

Then you need to add 2 to the negative number and you’ll get -3.25