Answer
$-11$
Work Step by Step
Written horizontally, this problem reads $8-19$
In order to subtract $19$ from $8$, we find $19-8$, and put a negative out front because the number being subtracted ($19$) is larger.
Therefore, $8-19=-(19-8)=-11$
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