Answer
$-10+6i$
Work Step by Step
By removing the parentheses subtracting each term of the subtrahend then combining like terms, we obtain:
\begin{align*}
(- 8 + 4i) - (2-2i)&=-8+4i-2-(-2i)\\
&=-8+4i-2+2i\\
&=(-8-2)+(4i+2i)\\
&=-10+6i
\end{align*}