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What is the value of a neutral pair of counters?

AFour
BFive
CNine
DZero
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Zero
1. A neutral pair is one positive counter and one negative counter. 2. The two cancel each other exactly. 3. The value of this neutral pair is zero. 4. So the pair contributes nothing to the total. _Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 'Integers', sections 3.1-3.5_
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