Integer Operations on Number Line
Learn how to add and subtract integers using a number line. Understand how positive and negative numbers work together.
Adding moves right, subtracting moves left on the number line.
Basic Operations Rules
- Adding positive: Move right
- Adding negative: Move left
- Subtracting positive: Move left
- Subtracting negative: Move right
Common Operations
Operation Examples
- 5 + 3 = Move right 3 from 5
- 5 - 3 = Move left 3 from 5
- -2 + 5 = Move right 5 from -2
- -2 - 3 = Move left 3 from -2
Practice Operations
Key Rules to Remember
- Adding makes numbers bigger
- Subtracting makes numbers smaller
- Adding negative is like subtracting
- Subtracting negative is like adding