Question

Express -8 as the sum of negative integer and a whole number

Answer 1

the answer

8+(-16)=(-8)

Answer 2

Answer:

-8 can be written as

$-8=(-13)+5$  

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the number -8

we have to express -8 as the sum of negative integer and a whole number.

As -8 is a negative integer

It can be written as the sum of a negative integer (-13) and a whole number 5 that is

$-8=(-13)+5$

-13 is a negative integer and 5 is a whole number

Hence, we can write

$-8=(-13)+5$