To analyze Sebastian's movement:
- He takes the elevator up 8 floors to his room. This can be represented as +8.
- Then he takes the elevator down 5 floors to the parking garage. This can be represented as -5.
In terms of the expression he described, the expression 5 + (-8) does not accurately reflect the movement as described.
Instead, he could start from zero after going up 8 floors and combine both movements:
- Starting at 0 (ground level), going up +8 floors gives him a position of +8.
- Then, going down -5 floors would be represented as \( 8 - 5 \).
So, to represent the whole situation accurately:
- He could have used +8 for going up and -5 for going down.
The best response based on the provided options is:
Sebastian should have used –5 and 8.
This reflects the correct representation of his movements.