Basic 5Mathematics18 min

Integer Add and Subtract Stories

A savings-and-debt number line shows money gained, money owed, and movement through zero.

Move through debt and savings.

Ama owes 8 cedis, earns 4 cedis, and records the change on a number line. Decide where she lands.

Integer Add and Subtract Stories illustration

A savings-and-debt number line shows money gained, money owed, and movement through zero.

Solve -8 + 4.

  1. Start at -8 because the story begins with a debt.
  2. Move 4 spaces right for earning money and land on -4.