Question

Write a situation in which positive and negative numbers are used to describe values that have opposite meaning. What does 0 represent in this situation you created?

Answer 1

Answer:

A fish is swimming in a pond 4.5 feet below the pond's top surface, while a falcon is flying in circles over the fish. Jimmy wants to know how many feet the falcon has to fly to reach the fish.

0 represents the pond's surface.

Answer 2

Johnathan works part time on weekends at the movie theater while going to school during the week. His paycheck for this pay period was $225.

When he got up to go to school Monday morning his car would not start. His dad had the car towed to the mechanic and had the car repaired. The towing bill and repair bill totaled $225.

How much did Johnathan have left from his paycheck?

$225 + (-$225) = 0

0 is the answer when you add opposites