Answer
-6
Work Step by Step
The first number 2, stays the same. Change the subtraction sign to addition. Change the sign of the second number to its opposite
2 + (-8)
Now add
2 + (-8) = -6
So 2 - 8 = -6
Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0134467795
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-779-5
Chapter 9 - Basic Algebra - Summary Exercises - Operations with Signed Numbers - Page 656: 1
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