How do you simplify #(-14)+(-10)#?

1 Answer
Nov 17, 2016

Ignore the negative signs.

Explanation:

When both of the signs are negative, just treat them both like they're positive, and then tack on the negative sign once you get the final result. So...
#(-14)+(-10)#
#14+10#
#24#
#-24#
And voila!