Let's solve the problem negative eleven thousand one hundred eleven plus fifty thousand. We need to add a positive number to a negative number, which is a fundamental arithmetic operation. This is equivalent to finding the difference between two numbers.
Let's understand number signs using a number line. Negative numbers appear on the left side, below zero, while positive numbers appear on the right side, above zero. We'll use red to represent negative values and blue for positive values. Here we can see negative eleven thousand one hundred eleven on the left, and positive fifty thousand on the right.
Now let's develop our strategy for adding negative and positive numbers. Adding negative eleven thousand one hundred eleven plus fifty thousand is equivalent to fifty thousand minus eleven thousand one hundred eleven. We can visualize this on the number line by starting at negative eleven thousand one hundred eleven and moving fifty thousand units to the right to find our net result.
Let's calculate negative eleven thousand one hundred eleven plus fifty thousand. This is the same as fifty thousand minus eleven thousand one hundred eleven. Using the column method, we work from right to left. When we need to subtract a larger digit from a smaller one, we borrow from the next column. The final answer is thirty-eight thousand eight hundred eighty-nine.