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Rewrite 5 − 6 using the additive inverse and display the new expression on a number line.
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Rewrite 5 − 6 using the additive inverse and display the new expression on a number line.

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Additive inverses are numbers that when added to another number equal 0.  The additive inverse of 5 is -5 and the additive inverse of 6 is -6.  Therefore, the new expression is -5-(-6) or -5+6.  
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