Who's is Correct?


Ms. Konnight gave the following question to the class:   -12 + 13 = x

Ana said the answer is 1
Juancito disagreed and said the answer was actually -1.

Who is correct? How do you know? 
Give a good explanation using your knowledge of NUMBER LINES!

14 comments:

  1. juancito is correct because when you all + by - you get a -
    amy magana

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  2. -12+13=X
    X=1
    ANA IS CORRECT
    ANTHONY R TORRES

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  3. juancito is correct because when you add a positive plus a negative all ways equal a negative
    saralea bonilla

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  4. juancito is correct because when you all + by - you get a-
    ROBERTO MORALES

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  5. juancito is correct because
    when you add + by - you get a -
    jasmin osorto

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  6. JUANCITO IS CORRECT BECAUSE WHEN YOU ADD A POSITIVE PLUS A NEGATIVE ALL WAYS EQUALS A NEGATIVE AND NOT A POSITIVE

    ERIKA PEREZ

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  7. Juancito is correct because when you add a positive plus a negative it allways will give you a NEGATIVE ANSWER

    KEYNNY REYES

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  8. ana is correct becase when a number is bigger than a negitive number alway has to
    equal a positive number.



    marcos

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  9. ana is right because the 13 is biger than the negativ nuber.

    ANGEL ALVARADO

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  10. JUANITO IS CORRECT BECAUSE NEGATIVE PLUS POSITIVE EQUAL POSITIVE.SO ANA IS WRONG
    YOSSELIN ESCALANTE

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  11. the awnser is negitive -154 because negitive times positive = a negitive
    chris solis

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  12. -12+13=X
    X=1
    ANA IS CORRECT
    geovannijimenez

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  13. JUANITO IS CORRECT BECAUSE A
    NEGIYIVE + A POSITIVE= A NEGITIVE
    JACQUELINE RAMIREZ

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  14. The answer has to be negative because when you add a positive plus a negative you will always get a negative answer.

    estefani romero

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