Question

Rewrite 5 − 6 using the additive inverse and display the new expression on a number line. (5 points) a5 − (−6)An image of a horizontal number line is shown with labels from 0 to 11. An arrow begins at 0 and ends at 5. Another arrow begins at 5 and ends at 11. b5 + (−6)An image of a horizontal number line is shown with labels from negative 2 to positive 6. An arrow begins at 0 and ends at 5. Another arrow begins at 5 and ends at negative 1. c5 + 6An image of a horizontal number line is shown with labels from 0 to 11. An arrow begins at 0 and ends at 5. Another arrow begins at 5 and ends at 11. d6 − 5An image of a horizontal number line is shown with labels from negative 2 to positive 6. An arrow begins at 0 and ends at 6. Another arrow begins at 6 and ends at 1.

Answer 1

We are given the operation 5 - 6.

It's written in the form of subtraction and its result is -1.

It can be rewritten as a sum but the second term must be inverted, that is, its sign must be set to negative.

Subtracting 5 - 6 is the same as adding 5 plus (-6), so the expression is rewritten as 5 + (-6).

To display this in a number line, we should first represent the number 5. It is done by