Question

Rewrite 5 − 6 using the additive inverse and display the new expression on a number line.

Answer 1

Additive inverse of (5-6) is (6-5),

as:

(5-6)+(6-5)=0

as:

(-1)+(1)=0

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So:

(5-6)+(6-5)=0

5-6+6-5=0

5-6=-6+5

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Left <--- -6, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ---> Right

Move 5 places to the right of -6 and you should land on -1.