Describe how to find the sums - 4+2 and - 4 + (-2) on a number line.

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Zoey Haynes

15 May, 06:16

Describe how to find the sums - 4+2 and - 4 + (-2) on a number line.

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Ean Fisher · Answer 1

For - 4+2, plot - 4, then move to the right 2 spaces. You should land on - 2.

For - 4 + (-2), plot - 4 then move the left 2 spaces. You should land on - 6.

Redbull · Answer 2

Answer: Make a number line. Start at 0. For - 4+2 you go back 4 on a number line. Then you add 2. You will end up on - 2. For - 4 + (-2) you start at 0. You go back 4 until you reach - 4, then you go back another 2. You should end up on - 6.