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What is the difference between negative number and positive numbers in a number line?

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Answer:

See below.

Explanation:

You take the absolute value of the negative number and add.

For example the difference between - 2 and + 3 is |-2|

= 3 + 2 = 5.

+4 and - 6: we have 4 + |-6| = 10.

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