Solve 14 + (-19): Adding Positive and Negative Integers on a Number Line

Solve the following expression using the number line below:

$14+(-19)=$

Let's begin by locating the number 14 on the number line.

Let's proceed to handle the operation in the exercise, given that the operation is $+(-19)$

Since minus 19 is less than 0, we will move nineteen steps to the left from the number 14, where each step represents one whole number as follows:

We can see that the number we reached is minus 5.