Answers:
- a) 150
- b) -15
- c) -75
- d) 35
- e) -24.75
The values for A and D are positive. The values for B, C, and E are negative.
When you win money, that's a positive thing. Losing money is negative. Being in debt is also negative.
When you're above sea level, then that's a positive height. Below sea level is a negative height. The same applies to temperature as well.
It might help to draw a vertical number line and plot each of these values to see how they're related and how they are sorted. You'll have 150 at the very top, then 35 next on down, followed by -15, -24.75, and finally -75 at the very bottom.
