Question

Hello!!! Can u help me with this: 2 - (-8) = ?

Answer 1

We are given the following problem

$2-(-8)$

As you can see, the negative sign is being multiplied with a negative sign.

Recall that when a negative sign is multiplied with a negative sign then the result is a positive sign.

$2-(-8)=2+8=10$

Therefore, the result is positive 10