Tom owes his uncle $12 and he owes his aunt $11. which statement is true? a. tom has $23. b. tom has $1. c. tom owes $23. d. tom owes $1.

There is no given information saying how much money Tom has, so you can eliminate A and B, and he is the one in debt to both his aunt and uncle, so you need to add $11 and $12 to get $23, which is C

That they are numbers and related to each other.