Calculate 6 - 10 + 3

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Step by step

Question: work out 6 − 10 + 3.

6 − 10 + 3

Plus and minus: we go from left to right.

same kind: left → right

We take away more than we have.

Start at 6.

Go down 10.

We pass 0 and land on −4.

= −4 + 3

Start at −4.

Go up 3.

We land on −1.

= −1

So the answer is −1.

Answer

= −1

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Work out 4 − 13 + 3

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−6