Question

Represent -5, -6, 3, and 8 on the number line.

Answer 1

Hint: We draw a number line representing integers. Mark the number given in the question on the number line.
* A number line is a representation of numbers on a straight line with equal distance between consecutive numbers.
* A number line has 0 as its center. All negative numbers lie on the left-hand side of 0 and all positive numbers lie on right-hand side of 0.

Complete step by step answer:
We have to represent the numbers -5, -6, 3, and 8 on the number line.
We draw a number line which represents consecutive integers at unit distance from each other. We plot a few numbers to the left-hand side of 0 and a few numbers on to the right-hand side of 0.

We have to represent -5, -6, 3, and 8 on the number line.
We first look at the sign of the numbers
-5 has a negative sign
-6 has a negative sign
3 has a positive sign
8 has a positive sign
So, -5 and -6 lie on the left-hand side of 0, 3, and 8 lie on the right-hand side of 0.

Thus, the numbers -5, -6, 3, and 8 are represented on the number line.

Additional Information:
We can perform operations like addition and subtraction of numbers on the number line.
* To add numbers on the real line we move to the right side for each addition.
* To subtract numbers on the number line we move to the left side for each subtraction.
* Any number on the right-hand side of another number is always greater than that number.

Note:
While representing a number on the number line always represent the number with a different color or sign, so it is easy to locate. Also, mark a few extra numbers to the left and to the right of the number to show where the number lies.