Intermediate Algebra: Adding and Subtracting Negative Numbers

What is the result of adding 2 and 3 on a number line?

• 4

• 5

• 7

• 6

If you start at 2 and add -3, where do you end up on the number line?

• 2

• -1

• 0

• 1

How can you express the operation 2 + (-3) in another way?

• 3 - 2

• 2 + 3

• 3 + 2

• 2 - 3

What is the result of subtracting -5 from -2?

• -7

• 3

• 0

• 5

When subtracting a negative number, what is the equivalent operation?

• Adding zero

• Subtracting zero

• Adding a positive number

• Subtracting a positive number