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Adding 5+35 + 3 and 5+(3)-5 + (-3) with Counters

Visualizing the addition of same-sign integers involves combining counters of a single color without forming neutral pairs. For the sum 5+35 + 3, joining 5 blue (positive) counters with 3 blue counters produces 8 blue counters, meaning 5+3=85 + 3 = 8. Likewise, to evaluate 5+(3)-5 + (-3), putting 5 red (negative) counters together with 3 red counters results in an accumulated 8 red counters, which demonstrates that 5+(3)=8-5 + (-3) = -8.

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