The statement below describes a situation in which opposite quantities combine to make zero: A cup with a hole in it loses 2 oun

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ces of water in the first minute and then loses 2 ounces of water in the second minute.
True

False

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Anna71 [15] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-01T08:32:41+03:00

Answer:

False

Step-by-step explanation:

A cup with a hole in it loses 2 ounces of water in the first minute. This mathematically means

<u>Add -2</u> (loses ⇒ means getting less)

Then the cup loses 2 ounces of water in the second minute. This mathematically means

<u>Add -2</u> (loses ⇒ means getting less)

In total,

$(-2)+(-2)=-4\neq 0$

and means loses 4 ounces in two minutes.

Thus, the statement below does not describe a situation in which opposite quantities combine to make zero, so this statement is false