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the answer to the expression 3 − 6 located on a horizontal number line?

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 Aug 25, 2014

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 #1
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+6

If we subtract 6 from 3, we get -3.

Pretend these are dolars. So we have $3. We then pay someone 6$. How many dolars do you have left?

Well, we pay them the three we have, but then we owe them $3, because they still need $6 total.

We owe them 3 dolars, or we have -3 dolars.

 

Now let's just put a dot where -3 is on a number line.

 

Another way to look at this would be we started with 3 (blue dot) and we subtract 6, or move 6 to the left to get our red dot...which is -3

 

Either way you do it, -3 (which is the red dot) is your answer.

 Aug 25, 2014
 #1
avatar+3453 
+6
Best Answer

If we subtract 6 from 3, we get -3.

Pretend these are dolars. So we have $3. We then pay someone 6$. How many dolars do you have left?

Well, we pay them the three we have, but then we owe them $3, because they still need $6 total.

We owe them 3 dolars, or we have -3 dolars.

 

Now let's just put a dot where -3 is on a number line.

 

Another way to look at this would be we started with 3 (blue dot) and we subtract 6, or move 6 to the left to get our red dot...which is -3

 

Either way you do it, -3 (which is the red dot) is your answer.

NinjaDevo Aug 25, 2014
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An excellent answer Ninja 

 Aug 25, 2014

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