Yes; The numbers combine to zero.
In this situation, running up 4 flights of stairs represents a positive movement or addition, while running down 4 flights of stairs represents a negative movement or subtraction. When these two movements are combined, they cancel each other out and result in zero, which is the additive inverse.
Arianna runs up 4 flights of stairs and then runs down 4 flights of stairs.
Does this situation represent additive inverses? Explain.
Yes; The numbers combine to eight.
Yes; The numbers combine to zero.
No; The numbers are both represented by the same integer.
No; The numbers cannot be added together.
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