Question

Dan is using tiles to add Negative 8 + 6. He begins with the tiles shown below.

8 negative tiles.

What is the sum of Negative 8 + 6?
–14
–2
2
14

Answer 1

-2

Explanation:

Adding a negative number to a positive number will give us a negative number, so we can eliminate 2 and 14. 8 - 6 is 2. So we make the 2 negative which gives us -2.

Answer 2

-2

Explanation: