What is the location of the sum 11+(-5) with respect to 11 on a number line?

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Twinkles · Answer 1 · 2017-01-25T15:01:18+0000

It would be 6, or 5 points behind 11. Adding a negative is the same thing as subtracting a number, so therefore 11 + (-5) is the same thing as 11 - 5, which equals 6.

What is the location of the sum 11+(-5) with respect to 11 on a number line?

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