How do you simplify #(-10)+(+8)#?

1 Answer
Nov 21, 2016

#(-10)+8=-2#

Explanation:

You can see it on a number line: number #(-10)# is #10# units left from zero. Adding #8# means moving #8# units right, so you end at #2# units left from zero (i.e. at #(-2)#)