if you start from 0, how many steps do you have to take to get to -3. what does the number of steps represent

3 steps

Step-by-step explanation:

FIrst of all, if you think about it, we can just say -3 as 3 ( even though they are not equal, were just counting steps.)

On a number line, negative numbers are on the left of 0 and positive on the right of 0.

So, lets say the middle number is 0 on our number line. -3 is 3 steps to the left. We take 1 step to negative 1, another step to -2, and then a 3rd and final step to -3.

The steps represent how far the number is from 0. FIr example, we have to add 3 to -3 to get to 0, like how we add 7 to 0 to get 7!

Hope this helps!

26?

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