How do you simplify 8- -8? Prealgebra Negative Numbers and Absolute Value Negative Numbers 1 Answer smendyka Mar 6, 2018 Remember: minus a minus is a plus So we can write: 8 - -8 => 8 + 8 => 16 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 2019 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License