Solve the following problem:
−22+(−8)= -22+(-8)= −22+(−8)=
Let's locate the number negative 22 on the number line.
We'll move 8 steps to the left (since negative 8 is less than zero):
-21-21-21-22-22-22-23-23-23-24-24-24-25-25-25-26-26-26-27-27-27-28-28-28-29-29-29-30-30-30-31-31-31-32-32-32-33-33-33-34-34-34
We arrive at the number negative 30.
−30 -30 −30