Flashcard 7 - 11th Grade Mathematics: Number and Operations Flashcard Set for the SBAC
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No. Negative solutions are only disallowed in particular contexts.
Explanation:
The validity of a negative solution depends on the context and on what the variable represents. In a pure algebraic problem, negative answers are allowed. However, when the variable represents concrete quantities such as a number of persons, negative numbers may not make sense and they may be eliminated.
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