alleryA credit of 8 meets a debt of 3. What is the net result?
AA debt of 5
BA credit of 11
CA debt of 11
DA credit of 5
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. A credit of 5
1. Treat the credit as +8 and the debt as -3.
2. Adding gives 8 + (-3) = 5, a credit.
3. A debt of 5 reverses the sign, and 11 comes from adding magnitudes.
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