Mariana picked x apples at an orchard. She and her friends ate 6 of them, leaving 36 apples.
The number of apples can be represented by the equation 2 – 6 = 36. Plot a point on the
number line to represent x, the number of apples Mariana picked.
39
40
43
41
42.
44
36
37
38
32
31
33
35
30
34