To add -4 and 5, draw the starting number on a number line and count to the right when adding numbers. What is the difference in temperature between a desert at 40 °C and a mountain top at -2 °C? \(40 ...

“Man, I didn’t do nothing,” students often said to me when I spoke with them about their behavior. “My point exactly,” I replied. “If you didn’t do nothing, you must have done something.” It was after ...

Explains the concept of zero in mathematics, emphasizing its role as a number that represents the empty set. It illustrates how zero is used in addition and subtraction, showing that adding or ...

Same signs give a positive: \(3 + (+2) = 3 + 2 = 5\) Same signs give a positive: \(3 - (-2) = 3 + 2 = 5\) Different signs give a negative: \(3 + (-2) = 3 - 2 = 1 ...

Join Mrs. McCartney for an addition number talk with D.C.! Join Mrs. McCartney for an addition number talk with D.C.! Get ready to have some fun subtracting two-digit numbers with regrouping and ...

Most people break out in a cold sweat when they see fractions. There's something about those little lines and numbers stacked on top of each other that makes even confident adults feel like they're ...