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Which number line can you use to simplify 2+(-8)?

Which number line can you use to simplify 2+(-8)?-example-1

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The last one is the correct answer because it starts at two and if you subtract 8-2 and the and swear is six, and then you add that (-) sign. Or start at two and go backward eight times :)
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The second line is the correct answer. 2+(-8)=10 because the parathese makes it positive so 2+8=10
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