A. The low temperature was -10 Celsius and the high temperature was 10 Celsius. What is the change in temperature?
B. A diver was 30 feet below the surface and swam upward 30 feet. What is the change of elevation
C. The hiking trail has an elevation of 60 feet above sea level and ends 60 feet below sea level. What is the change in elevation?
D. A person jumped up 10 feet in the air of a diving board. The person sank 10 feet below the water and swam to the surface. What is the distance traveled?
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The situation that describes opposite quantities that when combined would equal 0 is:
A. The low temperature was -10 Celsius and the high temperature was 10 Celsius. What is the change in temperature?
In this case, -10 and +10 are opposite quantities, and when combined, they equal 0.
