Arianna runs up 4 flights of stairs and then runs down 4 flights of stairs.

Does this situation represent additive inverses? Explain.


Yes; The numbers combine to eight.


Yes; The numbers combine to zero.


No; The numbers are both represented by the same integer.


No; The numbers cannot be added together.

Yes; The numbers combine to zero.

In this situation, running up 4 flights of stairs represents a positive movement or addition, while running down 4 flights of stairs represents a negative movement or subtraction. When these two movements are combined, they cancel each other out and result in zero, which is the additive inverse.