Problem:
A bug crawls along a number line, starting at -2 . It crawls to -6 , then turns around and crawls to 5 . How many units does the bug crawl altogether?
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Solution:
The distance from -2 to -6 is units. The distance from -6 to 5 is units. Altogether the bug crawls units.
The problems on this page are the property of the MAA's American Mathematics Competitions