SOLUTION: Rose borrows $5.00 from her father to buy items at a gas station. Rose also borrows $10.00 more from her brother. Part A: Rose pays back $3.50 TO HER FATHER AND $9.50 to her broth

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Question 1020983: Rose borrows $5.00 from her father to buy items at a gas station. Rose also borrows $10.00 more from her brother.
Part A: Rose pays back $3.50 TO HER FATHER AND $9.50 to her brother. Explain how you would use the number line to find the total amount of money rose still owes her family.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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I will call money that she owes negative amounts
On the number line, she would be at +-10+-+5+=+-15+
noting that she began at +0+
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Then she pays some of the money back and moves in
the positive direction from +-15+
+-15+%2B+3.5+%2B+9.5+=+-15+%2B+13+=+-2+
So, she has not made it back to +0+ and still
owes a total of $2.00