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Greg was adding two numbers on a number line. He started at +4 and then he added –6. He wrote that his answer was –2. Is Greg's answer reasonable?

a.No, it is not reasonable because when you add two numbers you get a number greater than either of the two numbers. The answer is +10.
b.No, it is not reasonable because you subtract the smaller number from the larger number to get +2.
c.Yes, it is reasonable because if you start at +4, you will move 6 spaces to the left to get –2.

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The answer is c.
+4-6 is equal to -2
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