Describe how to find the sums -4 + 2 and -4 + (-2) on a number line

-4 + 2  = -2      and -4 + (-2) = -6

Step-by-step explanation:

-4 + 2  = -2  

On the number line,start at zero

Do 4 jumps to the left (you are at -4)

Then do 2 jumps to the right You are at -2

-4 + (-2) = -6

On the number line,start at zero

Do 4 jumps to the left (you are at -4)

Then do 2 more jumps to the left You are at -6

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