Where is the answer to the expression 3 − 7 located on a horizontal number line?

4 units to the left of 3

7 units to the left of 3

4 units to the right of 3

7 units to the right of 3

Question

Where is the answer to the expression 3 − 7 located on a horizontal number line?

4 units to the left of 3 

7 units to the left of 3

 4 units to the right of 3

 7 units to the right of 3

anonymous · Answer

You star at 3, because 3 is your first number. Then you move to the left seven units because moving left is negative, and that is a negative 7. Hope this helped.