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In which story is the answer to the question 0?

In a back-to-school survey, Valentina was asked to rate different activities that she did over the summer using a range of -5 points to 5 points. She gave her family boat trip a rating of -5 because it made her seasick. She gave her soccer tournament a rating of 5. How much higher did Valentina rate the soccer tournament than the boat trip?

In a back-to-school survey, Valentina was asked to rate different activities that she did over the summer using a range of -5 points to 5 points. She gave her family boat trip a rating of -5 because it made her seasick. She rated her soccer tournament 5 points higher than the boat trip. What rating did Valentina give her soccer tournament?

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In which story is the answer to the question 0?

Angie visited Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for a hockey game. The average temperature in Milwaukee the month she went was -4°C. The day Angie visited, the temperature was 4°C. What is the difference between the average temperature the month she went and the temperature the day Angie visited?

Angie visited Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for a hockey game. The average temperature in Milwaukee the month she went was -4°C. The day Angie visited, the temperature was 4°C warmer than the average. What was the temperature the day Angie visited Milwaukee?

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You want to find which story has 0 as the answer to the question.

Read the first story.

You want to know the difference between the average temperature the month Angie went to Milwaukee and the temperature the day she visited.

4 is 8 more than -4. So, the difference between the two temperatures is

8°C.

Read the second story.

The average temperature the month Angie went to Milwaukee was -4°C, which is 4°C below

zero.

It was 4°C warmer than the average the day she visited.

4 more than -4 is 0. So, the temperature was 0°C when Angie visited Milwaukee.

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