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Am i right about the number line? i started from -2 is that wrong pls help (dont mind the arrow)

Am i right about the number line? i started from -2 is that wrong pls help (dont mind-example-1
User Jureispro
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no, you should start from negative five, then go back another two places, and you should land on -7.

User Jahnold
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On the number line you start at -5 since it’s before (-2). Then it’ll look like you added -2 to -5 and it will show your work and prove that -7 is correct.
I hope this helped!
User Erik Djupvik
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