Question

Determine which of these does NOT illustrate two quantities that combine to make 0. A) Jane collects 12 seashells and then loses 12. Eliminate B) Sharon lost 8 pounds and then gained 10 pounds. C) A business's profit if its income is equal to its expenses. D) Frank wins five dollars and pays back a $5 debt to a friend.

Answer 1

Be she now has 2 extra pounds than before

Answer 2

Answer:

Option B is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

A. Jane collects 12 seashells and then loses 12.  This combines to become 0. as first Jane gets 12 shells and then loses same 12 totaling to 0.

B. Sharon lost 8 pounds and then gained 10 pounds. This does not combine to become 0. As Sharon lost 8 pounds then gained 10 making it a total of $10-8=2$ pounds.

C. A business's profit if its income is equal to its expenses. When the income and expense are equal, the profit is 0. Like you earned $100 and you spent $100, so you have basically 0.

D. Frank wins five dollars and pays back a $5 debt to a friend. This also combines to get 0. Frank gets $5 and then loses it by paying debt, so he is left with 0.

Therefore, option B is the only correct answer.