Add 3/4 +(− 2 1/2) using the number line.
Select the location on the number line to plot the sum.
Answer:
-[tex]\frac{-7}{4}[/tex]
Explanation:
We can use the Number Line to help us add.
Two unlike signs become a negative sign
Final answer use the greater number sign .
Subtracting positive numbers is just simple subtraction.
[tex]-2\frac{1}{2} + \frac{3}{4}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{-5}{2} + \frac{3}{4}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{-10}{4} + \frac{3}{4}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{-10+3}{4}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{-7}{4}[/tex]