Question

During a game of tug-of-war, your teacher states that your team’s current position is -5 steps. What does this statement mean?

A- Your team is 5 steps forward from the starting point.
B- Your team is 5 steps back from the starting point.
C- The distance between your team and the other team is 5 steps.
D-Your team just took 5 steps forward.

Answer 1

B

Explanation:

if you walk backward your not going forward therefore you are moving at a negative direction

Answer 2

B- Your team is 5 steps back from the starting point.

This means that from the start of the tug-of-war game till now, your team has taken 5 steps back (pretty much you guys are winning), pulling the enemy team 5 steps foward

hope this helps