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

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Daniel L.
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)#)

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