Question

Create a word problem for 8x(-0.25)

Answer 1

8 of your friends are in debt because they each owe you $.25. How much debt are your friends in in total?

Answer 2

Answer:

The given expression is

$8(-0.25)$

A word problem would be:

Lucy has many debts, she tend to borrow money very often. One day, she realizes that she ones 25 cents to 8 different stores. What's the total debt?

$8(-0.25)=-2$

So, basically, she has to pay a total of $2 to the eight stores.