
Gabrielle Z. answered 06/07/19
Elementary Education, SAT Prep, and everything in between!
6 more than -3 (negative 3) is 3 (positive 3).
Let’s look at a number line, which goes from -3 to 3.
—|——|——|——|——|——|——|—
..(-3)....(-2)....(-1)....( 0)....( 1)....( 2)....( 3)
If we move six points right (increasing) from -3, we land on 3.
...(0)......1.......2.......3.......4.......5.......6
—|——|——|——|——|——|——|—
..(-3)....(-2)....(-1)....( 0)....( 1)....( 2)....( 3)
~ alternatively~
6 is made up of 3 and 3. We move up 3 from -3 to get to 0, and then move up the remaining 3 to get from 0 to 3.