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