Question

(-5) + (-8) = (-8) + (_______) fill in blanks to make the following statement true:​

Answer 1

$\huge\boxed{\underline{\underline{\orange{-5}}}}$

$<marquee direction="left">$because -5-8= -8+x

-12+8=x

thus x=-5

Answer 2

( - 5) + ( - 8) = ( - 8) + ( - 5)

Given :

( - 5) + ( - 8) = ( - 8) + ____

To find :

Fill in the blank to make the following statement true

Solution :

Step 1 of 2 :

Write down the given expression

Here the given expression is

( - 5) + ( - 8) = ( - 8) + ____

Step 2 of 2 :

Fill in the blank to make the following statement true

Commutative property under addition states that , for two numbers a and b we have

a + b = b + a

Now if we take a = - 5 , b = - 8 then above becomes

( - 5) + ( - 8) = ( - 8) + ( - 5)

Hence the number in the blank is - 5

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