Question

A teacher selects two different numbers, x and y, and states that x + y = 0. Which statement could be true about these two numbers?

Both numbers are positive.

Both numbers are negative.

One number is zero and the other is positive.

One number is positive and the other is negative

Answer 1

One number is positive and the other is negative

Answer 2

One number is positive, and the other is negative. The numbers are additive inverses. x + y = 0 -----> y = -x