Solve (-8) + (-12): Adding Two Negative Integers

Question

$(-8)+(-12)=$

00:00 Solve

00:03 Find the point (-8) on the axis

00:06 Positive times negative is always negative, so we subtract

00:09 To subtract, we move in the left (negative) direction on the axis

00:12 Let's calculate

00:15 And this is the solution to the question

Let's locate -8 on the number line and move 12 steps to the left.

Let's note that our result is a negative number:

Let's remember the rule:

Now let's write the exercise in the appropriate form and solve it:

$-8-12=-20$

$-20$