Solve 14 + (-19): Adding Positive and Negative Integers on a Number Line

Question

Solve the following expression using the number line below:

14+(19)= 14+(-19)= 131313121212111111101010999888777666555444333222111000-1-1-1141414-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-5-4-4-4

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's begin by locating the number 14 on the number line.

Let's proceed to handle the operation in the exercise, given that the operation is +(19) +(-19)

Since minus 19 is less than 0, we will move nineteen steps to the left from the number 14, where each step represents one whole number as follows:

131313121212111111101010999888777666555444333222111000-1-1-1141414-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-5-4-4-4

We can see that the number we reached is minus 5.

Answer

5 -5