Question
Is 2 − –8 positive or negative?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To determine whether \( 2 - (-8) \) is positive or negative, we need to simplify the expression.
Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding its positive counterpart. Therefore:
\[
2 - (-8) = 2 + 8 = 10
\]
Since 10 is positive, the answer is that \( 2 - (-8) \) is positive.
Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding its positive counterpart. Therefore:
\[
2 - (-8) = 2 + 8 = 10
\]
Since 10 is positive, the answer is that \( 2 - (-8) \) is positive.