When you add or subtract numbers over sings do you flip them?

Plz which expression is equivalent to the expression below?

A20? -foot ladder is placed against a vertical wall of a? building, with the bottom of the ladder standing on level ground 19 feet from the base of the building. how high up the wall does the ladder? reach?

Adam plans to choose a video game from the section of the store where everything is 75% off. he writes the expression d-0.75d to find the sale price of the game if the original price is d dollars. gena correctly writes another expression, 0.25d, that will also find the sale price of the game if the original price is d dollars. use the drop down menus to explain each part of adams and rena's expression