Solve (-15)+(-5): Adding Negative Numbers on a Number Line

Question

Solve the following expression using the number line below:

(15)+(5)= (-15)+(-5)= -26-26-26-25-25-25-24-24-24-23-23-23-22-22-22-21-21-21-20-20-20-19-19-19-18-18-18-17-17-17-16-16-16-15-15-15-14-14-14-13-13-13

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's first locate the number negative 15 on the number line.

Now let's deal with the operation in the exercise, given that the operation is +(5) +(-5)

Since negative 5 is less than 0, we will move five steps to the left from negative 15, where each step represents one whole number as follows:

-26-26-26-25-25-25-24-24-24-23-23-23-22-22-22-21-21-21-20-20-20-19-19-19-18-18-18-17-17-17-16-16-16-15-15-15-14-14-14-13-13-13

We can see that the number we reached is negative 20.

Answer

20 -20