How do you simplify #5- -8#? Prealgebra Negative Numbers and Absolute Value Negative Numbers 1 Answer Barney V. · Teun Dec 15, 2016 13 Explanation: #5- -8# #=5-(-8)# #=5+8# #=13# Answer link Related questions How do you compute #-8+13#? How do you compute #11+(-19)#? How do you compute #-19-8#? How do you compute #-77+(-46)#? How do you compute #41+(-56)#? How do you compute #50-82#? How do you compute #-47-13#? How do you compute #-80+102#? How do you compute #5(18)#? How do you compute #-64div(-8)#? See all questions in Negative Numbers Impact of this question 1686 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License