Question

What is the value of the expression below? Negative 8 + 19 + 8 0 11 19 35

Answer 1

The value of the expression and correct answer is 19

Answer 2

The value of the expression is 19

Explanation:

We want to find the value of the expression:
`-8+19+8`

We regroup the numbers to make the computation very easy for us.

`-8+8+19`

Recall that -x+x are zero pairs.

This implies that:

`-8+8+19=0+19`

Also zero is the identity element of addition of of real numbers

`0+19=19`

Hence the correct answer is 19