write the addition or subtraction shown by the number line
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Start at 4.
So far you have: 4
Now you go 7 units left. Going left means a subtraction. Going 7 units left means subtracting 7.
So far you have: 4 - 7
The result is -3.
The subtraction is:
4 - 7 = -3