SOLUTION: If the number of visitors to national parks over the past 10 years is -11150000 and the number of visitors at year 7 was 10800000 how is the end result a negative

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Question 987274: If the number of visitors to national parks over the past 10 years is -11150000 and the number of visitors at year 7 was 10800000 how is the end result a negative
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If the number of visitors to national parks over the past 10 years is -11150000 and the number of visitors at year 7 was 10800000 how is the end result a negative
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What "end result?"
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It's not possible.
There cannot be a negative number of visitors at any time.
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You cannot "unvisit" a park.