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Simplify using the number line: –6 + 5.

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1
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-1
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11
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-11
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Solution

The correct option is B -1

Find where the first number, −6, is on the number line. To add five (5), the original point will be moved five (5) units to the right of the number line.


This gives us –6 + 5 = –1.

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