Question

How much larger is 5 than -5 ? ( if using a number line what is the difference between -5 and 5)

Answer 1

The difference is 10.

5 - (-5) = 10.

you are subtracting a negative number.

That basically means adding.

a trick to that is using the two subtraction symbols to make a plus.

I added an image in case that didn’t make sense!

Answer 2

-10 if moving to left 10 if moving to the right

Explanation:

The difference is 10 because if you go from 0 to 5 and then go to -5 you're skipping 10 units to the left go there if you're going right it's positive 10 if you're going left it's negative -10