Use algebra tiles to find the difference. Let one white tile equal +1 and one black tile equal - 1.
11 - (-5)
16
6
-16
20
To find the difference, we need to subtract -5 from 11.
Using algebra tiles, we can represent 11 as 11 white tiles and -5 as 5 black tiles.
11 white tiles - 5 black tiles = 16 white tiles.
Therefore, the difference between 11 and -5 is 16.
To find the difference between 11 and -5 using algebra tiles, we can represent 11 with 11 white tiles and -5 with 5 black tiles.
11 - (-5) can be understood as adding 5 black tiles to the 11 white tiles.
So, let's represent 11 with 11 white tiles:
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And -5 with 5 black tiles:
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Now, let's add 5 black tiles to the 11 white tiles:
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When we combine the tiles, we have:
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The result is 6. Therefore, the difference between 11 and -5 is 6.
To find the difference between 11 and (-5) using algebra tiles, we can represent 11 as 11 white tiles (+11) and represent (-5) as 5 black tiles (-5).
When we subtract (-5) from 11, we're essentially adding 5 black tiles to the existing 11 white tiles.
So, we place 11 white tiles on one side and 5 black tiles on the other side.
To simplify, we can add the white and black tiles together.
When we add 11 white and 5 black tiles, we get a total of 6 white tiles left over, represented as +6.
Therefore, the difference between 11 and (-5) is 6.