Use a number line to add 54+(−24)
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To add 54 and -24 on a number line, follow these steps:
1. Start at 0 on the number line.
2. Move 54 units to the right since 54 is positive.
3. After reaching 54 on the number line, move 24 units to the left since -24 is negative.
4. The point you land on after moving 24 units to the left from 54 is the sum of 54 and -24.
5. In this case, you will end up at 30 on the number line. Therefore, 54 + (-24) equals 30.
To add 54 and -24 using a number line, we start at 54 and move left 24 units.
Starting at 54, we move 1 unit to the left, which brings us to 53.
Then we move another unit to the left, which brings us to 52.
We continue this process until we move 24 units to the left, which brings us to 30.
So, 54 + (-24) = 30.