fill in the blank!

Subtract: 4 - 7
Rewrite as addition: 4 + (_)
- Start at 0.
- Plot 4 by moving 4 units to the right.
- Add -7 by moving 7 units to the left.

4 - 7 = _

3 answers

To rewrite the subtraction as addition, you can express it as:

4 - 7 = 4 + (-7)

Now, we can solve it:

4 + (-7) = 4 - 7

To find the value:

Starting from 4 and moving 7 units to the left results in:

4 - 7 = -3

So, the answer is:

4 - 7 = -3

You didnt answer all the _ blanks

Apologies for that! Let's fill in all the blanks step by step.

  1. Subtract: 4 - 7
  2. Rewrite as addition: 4 + (-7)
  3. Therefore, the equation becomes: 4 - 7 = -3

So the complete answer is:

4 - 7 = -3

Thank you for your patience!