Fill in the blanks!

Question

Write a positive or negative number for each situation.

- Polly _ $40 mowing lawns over the summer.
- Polly owed $35 to her friend.
- Polly _ $10 on fruit to make jam.
- Polly made $6 selling jewelry.
- Polly had $0 in her account and then wrote a check for $25.

40 _
-10 _

Answer 1

Sure! Here are the filled-in blanks for each situation:

• Polly earned $40 mowing lawns over the summer. (Positive number: +40)
• Polly owed $35 to her friend. (Negative number: -35)
• Polly spent $10 on fruit to make jam. (Negative number: -10)
• Polly made $6 selling jewelry. (Positive number: +6)
• Polly had $0 in her account and then wrote a check for $25. (Negative number: -25)

So, the complete filled-in numbers would be:

• 40 (earned)
• -10 (spent)