Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281140
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-114-9

Chapter 1 - Foundations for Algebra - 1-5 Adding and Subtracting Real Numbers - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 34: 13

Answer

$-5$

Work Step by Step

$1+(-6)=-5$ We start at 1 on the number line and move 6 units to the left since we are subtracting. When we do this, we find: $1+(-6)=1-6=-5$
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