Question

Antony borrows $6.50 from a friend to pay for a sandwich and drink at lunch. Then he borrows $3.75 from his sister to pay a library fine. Using negative numbers, write an equation to express Antony’s total debt that day.

a) $6.50 - $3.75
b) $6.50 + $3.75
c) $6.50 × $3.75
d) $6.50 ÷ $3.75

Answer 1

Antony's total debt can be expressed using the equation $6.50 - $3.75.

Step-by-step explanation:

To express Antony's total debt using negative numbers, we can use the subtraction operation to subtract the amount he borrowed from his friend ($6.50) from the amount he borrowed from his sister ($3.75).

The equation would be: $6.50 - $3.75

This equation represents Antony's total debt for that day.