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Which number line can you use to simplify 2 + (–8)?

Which number line can you use to simplify 2 + (–8)?-example-1
User Bilge
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Answer:


\Huge \boxed{\mathrm{D}}


\rule[225]{225}{2}

Explanation:

2 + ( -8 )

2 is on the number line.

When -8 is added to 2, the value decreases, and it moves 8 units to the left side.

The result is -6.


\rule[225]{225}{2}

Which number line can you use to simplify 2 + (–8)?-example-1
User Jonathan Brown
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Answer:

D

Explanation:

The question has 2 + (-8), and in the timeline, your starting point has to be in positive 2. As for the -8, the negative goes to the left, and therefore your answer is D, as that is the only timeline that follows the instructions of the question,

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