Answer :
when you have an opperation as:
[tex]-a+(-b)[/tex]You have to use the next statments:
[tex]+(+b)=+b[/tex][tex]+(-b)=-b[/tex][tex]-(-b)=+b[/tex]You can follow the next image:
Then the answer will be:
[tex]-8+(-4)=-8-4=-12[/tex]The result is - 12
