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Michael is using a number line to evaluate the expression –8 – 3.

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Answer:

-5

Step-by-step explanation: -5 because when you have a negitive and subtrace it turns to a positive so 8-3 is 5 then add your negitive back as -5.

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Answer:

Explanation:

Michael is using a number line to evaluate the expression -8 - 3. After locating -8 on the number line , Michael could rewrite the expression as -8 + -3 and move 3 spaces to the left.

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