Question

Where is the answer to the expression 5 − 9 located on a horizontal number line? (1 point)

9 units to the left of 5
9 units to the right of 5
4 units to the right of 5
4 units to the left of 5

Answer 1

5-9 = -4, and what this means in terms of a number line is 9 units to the left of 5, which is the first option