Question

Determine which of these illustrates two quantities that combine to make 0.
Responses
A Latanya lost ten pounds and then gained six pounds.Latanya lost ten pounds and then gained six pounds.
B A business's profit if its income is more than its expenses.A business's profit if its income is more than its expenses.
C It is twenty degrees below zero and then the temperature rises ten degrees.It is twenty degrees below zero and then the temperature rises ten degrees.
D Kyle scores 150 points on a video game and then loses half of those points.Kyle scores 150 points on a video game and then loses half of those points.
E Marty gets ten dollars for his allowance and then spends ten dollars at the movies.Marty gets ten dollars for his allowance and then spends ten dollars at the movies.

Answer 1

E

Marty getting $10 and then spending $10 is +10 + (−10) = 0, so the quantities combine to make zero.