Talk:Negative numbers on the number line without reference to zero/@comment-25304012-20141004224636/@comment-28838092-20150322235511

The easiest way is to count the difference bewteen the two points, get the value for each point of the grid, and see how that compares to the blue dot.

Example: _ _ _ _ Blue Dot _ _ 5 _ _9

Difference in the values: 9-5 = 4

Value for each point: 4 / 2 = 2

Compare: 5 - 2 - 2 = 1