Answer
-7 - 8 = -15
The Answer is -15
Work Step by Step
The problem -7 - 8 is actually saying that we subtract 8 from -7. This will give us an even larger in magnitude negative number, A lot of times we will rewrite this type of problem like this:
-7 - 8 = -7 + (-8), because subtracting is really just adding a negative..
Then -7 + (-8) is -15. We add the number parts and since both are negative, we make sure to put the negative sign on our answer.
Some more concrete (real world applications of this problem deal with money or temperatures.) For example. If it is -7 degrees outside today and the temperature drops another 8 degrees (this is a change of -8 degrees, we go down to -15 degrees..
