Solve Addition: (-202) + (-8.7) Step by Step

Question

Solve the following problem:

$(-202)+(-8.7)=$

00:00 Solve

00:03 Find the point (-202) on the axis

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

00:10 To subtract, we move left (negative) on the axis

00:18 And this is the solution to the question

Let's remember the rule:

$+(-x)=-x$

Now let's write the exercise in the appropriate form:

$-202-8.7=$

We'll position -202 on the number line, and we move 8.7 steps to the left:

Therefore, the result is:

$-202-8.7=-210.7$

$-210.7$