SOLUTION: it says to calculate the problem and i have no idea what to do. please help! -8 - (-2) =

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Question 22734: it says to calculate the problem
and i have no idea what to do. please help!
-8 - (-2) =
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Evalute -8+-+%28-2%29:
Remember, to subtract (-) an integer (-2), you add (+) its additive inverse (that's 2).
And to add two integers with different signs (-8 + 2), you subtract the smaller absolute value from the larger absolute value (|-8| - |+2| = 8 - 2 = 6) and the result takes the sign of the larger absolute value (-8 = negative}.
-8+-+%28-2%29+=+-8+%2B+2 = -6