Question

You get in an elevator and ride down 5 floors. You realize you forgot something, so you stay on the elevator and ride back up 5 floors. Which expression represents the number of floors you are from your original position?

answers -5+5

Answer 1

(0 - 5) + 5

Explanation:

Picture the initial floor you were on in the beginning as ground level or "zero." you go down five floors- so youre going below zero, which would be a negative. However, because you are going back up those five floors, you are back on ground level. Thus, the answer would be zero.