SOLUTION: which real number corresponds to 'spends 625 dollars'?

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Question 231564: which real number corresponds to 'spends 625 dollars'?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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That depends on your point of view. If you are the merchant where the money was spent, the number is 625. If you are the person spending the money, it is -625.


John