Solve the Addition Problem: Adding -22 and -8

Solve the following problem:

−22+(−8)= -22+(-8)=

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00:00 Solve
00:04 Find the point (-22) on the axis
00:07 The number is intentional, negative
00:11 Moving towards the negative side on the axis is to the left
00:15 Let's take 8 jumps to the left
00:30 And this is the solution to the question

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Understand the problem

Solve the following problem:

−22+(−8)= -22+(-8)=

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Step-by-step solution

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.

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Final Answer

−30 -30

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a is negative number.

b is negative number.

What is the sum of a+b?

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