Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 1 - Foundations for Algebra - 1-9 Patterns, Equations, and Graphs - Mixed Review - Page 66: 55

Answer

-14

Work Step by Step

Add the absolute values. Since both addends are negative, the sum is negative. $(-8)+(-6)\\\\=-(|-8|+|-6|)\\\\=-(8+6)\\\\=-14$
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