Question

Hector works on the 4th floor of a high rise building. He needs to go up 9 floors to get to the cafeteria for lunch, and then go down 5 floors to attend a meeting. On what floor does the meeting take place?

Answer 1

So, start at 4. You know that he needs to go up  floors, so it would be 4 + 9, which is 13. 
He is now on the 13th floor. You also know, that he needs to go down 5 floors. So the equation would look like this:
4 + 9 - 5 = ?
so, 13 - 5 is 8.
The meeting is on the 8th floor.

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~Kiwi