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Explain how you would use a number line to find 6+(-8)

User LMulvey
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This is an easy one love, its as simple as addition. Instead of going to positive 8 you would go back wards starting from 6, so youd end up at -2 {:

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-8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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