Question

By substituting in the values of the variables, complete the addition number sentence that corresponds to the diagram below,

Answer 1

`a + b + c = 5 + 6 + 11 = 22`

Explanation:

Variable "a" and "b" represents distances on the numberline.

Variable "c" is the combined distance of the values of variable "a" and variable "b" on the numberline.

a = length of red line = |5 - 0| = |5| = 5

b = length of blue line = |11 - 5| = |6| = 6

c = length of black line (red+blue) = |11 - 0| = |11| = 11

Therefore:

`a + b + c = 5 + 6 + 11 = 22`