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I need help with this please I need to create a word problem

I need help with this please I need to create a word problem-example-1
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We have to write a word problem with three movements on the number line.

Word problem:

We can think of a piece of paper in the wind.

First the wind moves the paper 4 meters to the right. Then, it moves it again but 7 meters to the left. Finally, it moves itagain 1 meter tho the right.

We have to find the final position of the paper relative to the starting oint.

Solution:

If we use a number ruler, we will place the paper in 0 as the starting point.

If it moves 4 meters to the right (NOTE: each unit will represent one meter in this problem), the paper will be now placed at 4.

If it moves 7 meters to the right, we have to substract 7 units from the current position. This means 4-7 = -3. This will place the paper 3 units to the left of 0.

Finally, if it moves 1 meter to the right, we add 1 to the current position, getting -3+1 = -2.

The final position is -2 or 2 meters to the left of the starting point.

We can draw it in the number line as:

We could have also calculated it directly as 0+4-7+1 = -2.

I need help with this please I need to create a word problem-example-1
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