3 years ago

What should be added to 8 to make the sum 0

2 answers:

7 0

Y+8=0

well, y can't be a positive number.
think:
does 8-8=0?
yes, it does.
so you would do:

x+y=z

X=8
y= -8
z=0

(sorry if I confused you!)

Mars2501 [29]3 years ago

3 0

-8 because when you add a negative number your basically subtracting its absolute value.

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