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Barb said: "I think it is -10 -(-8) when that card is taken away and that equals -18. Jazz said: "It does not! Removing a negative card is the same as adding the same positive card. My score will go up because -10 - (- 8) = -10+8= -2 " Based on their disagreement, who, is correct Barb or Jazz and why ? Is Jazz correct with -2 or is Barb correct with -18? Explain who is correct and why in a paragraph._

Barb said: "I think it is -10 -(-8) when that card is taken away and that equals -18. Jazz said: "It does not! Removing a negative card is the same as adding the same positive card. My score will go up because -10 - (- 8) = -10+8= -2 " Based on their disagreement, who, is correct Barb or Jazz and why ? Is Jazz correct with -2 or is Barb correct with -18? Explain who is correct and why in a paragraph._

Intermediate Algebra
Intermediate Algebra
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Author:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters
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Section4.3: Adding And Subtracting Rational Expressions
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Barb said: "I think it is -10 -( -8) when that card is taken away and that equals -18. Jazz said: "It does not! Removing a negative card is the same as adding the same positive card. My score will go up because 10 - (- 8) = -10+8= -2 " Based on their disagreement, who, is correct Barb or Jazz and why ? Is Jazz correct with -2 or is Barb correct with -18? Explain who is correct and why in a paragraph.
Transcribed Image Text:Barb said: "I think it is -10 -( -8) when that card is taken away and that equals -18. Jazz said: "It does not! Removing a negative card is the same as adding the same positive card. My score will go up because 10 - (- 8) = -10+8= -2 " Based on their disagreement, who, is correct Barb or Jazz and why ? Is Jazz correct with -2 or is Barb correct with -18? Explain who is correct and why in a paragraph.
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