Ok let me start it from here.
you are studying about properties of natural numbers or whole number or may be integers.
So , In this Question you have to follow property of addition of integers.
⇒7+3=( You are at the point 7 on the number line or on the tight rope , you are moving (+3) on the right direction.) So you will reach at 7+1+1+1=10
⇒4+2=( You are at the point 4 on the number line or on the tight rope , you are moving (+2) on the right direction.) So you will reach at 4+1+1=6
In first case Cecil has taken total walk of 10 units and in second case Cecil has taken a walk of 10 units.
