[Positive 5 or negative 5 depending on if your using PEMDAS] -5 if your doing PEMDAS Cuz You do division first -12/-4=3 Cuz a negative divided by a negative is positive Then add 3 to -8 and that’s -5 since the 8 is negative and the three is positive we’re subtracting 3 from -8
But if your NOT doing PEMDAS then the answer is a positive 5 [-8+ (-12)= -20/-4= 5]
This states that 26 is greater than -9. Look at the > sign like it's an alligator's mouth - the alligator wants to eat the bigger side, and 26 is clearly bigger than -9, so the alligator wants to eat 26!