Solve (-3) + (-3): Adding Negative Numbers on a Number Line

Question

(3)+(3)= (-3)+(-3)=

-6-6-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1000111222333444555666

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's locate negative 3 on the number line.

Since negative 3 is less than 0, we'll move three steps left from zero, where each step represents one whole number as follows:

-6-6-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1000111222333444555666

Now let's look at the operation in the exercise.

Since the operation is +(3) +(-3)

and negative 3 is less than 0, we'll move three steps left from negative 3, where each step represents one whole number as follows:

-6-6-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1000111222333444555666

We can see that we arrived at negative 6.

Answer

6 -6