Question
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(a) The population of a certain city increased by 49,000 people.
Write a signed number to represent this population change.
(b) Justin's test score average decreased by 16 points this semester.
Write a signed number to represent this change in average.
(a) The population of a certain city increased by 49,000 people.
Write a signed number to represent this population change.
(b) Justin's test score average decreased by 16 points this semester.
Write a signed number to represent this change in average.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
(a) The population increase of 49,000 people can be represented as a signed number: **+49,000**.
(b) Justin's test score average decreased by 16 points this semester can be represented as a signed number: **-16**.
(b) Justin's test score average decreased by 16 points this semester can be represented as a signed number: **-16**.