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On the number line, a point was moved from -7 to -3. Which of the following problems describes this move?

0-7-4=-3
0-7+3=-4
-7 - 3 = -10
-7 +4= -3

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Answer:

-7 + 4 = -3

Explanation:

So you start at -7 and if you add a positive number to a negative number you basically subtract from the negative number, so you would do -7 + 4 which equals -3

User Robertjd
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0-7+3=-4 because a negative and a positive make the negative go down
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