Answer:
When adding positive numbers, count to the right. ------>
When adding negative numbers, count to the left. <-------
When subtracting positive numbers, count to the left. <-------
When subtracting negative numbers, count to the right. ------->
Link to Khan Academy to help you better understand: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-seventh-grade-math/cc-7th-negative-numbers-add-and-subtract/cc-7th-sub-neg-intro/v/adding-and-subtracting-negative-number-examples
Khan Academy is a great place to get helpful videos for math homework. Hope this helps (:
