If you say the stock fell x cents, you should have to put a minus sign in front of the number.
53 cents would be a reasonable price decline for stock C, but it could be other numbers between 50 and 56 cents also.
on tuesday stock As price fell -0.56 and stock Bs price fell -0.50. Stock Cs price did not fall as much as stock As, but it fell more than stock Bs.What is a reasonable answer for how much stock Cs price fell? Explain.
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If you say the stock fell x cents, you should NOT have to put a minus sign in front of the number.
51, 52, 53, 54 or 55 cents fall in price are all reasonable answers.
51, 52, 53, 54 or 55 cents fall in price are all reasonable answers.