John has 6 bags of rice, each with , , , or of a cup of rice. The line plot shows the number of bags of each amount. John wants to redistribute the rice in the bags such that each bag has the same number of cups. How many cups of rice are in each bag?

exa:

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3+11

14

step-by-step explanation:

from this example, we can see that subtracting with integers is the same as adding the opposite. we can solve using a number line or by using the saying "keep, change, change" to us solve. it is important to remember that we can subtract a negative and end up with a larger number than we started with.