Question

Aman is adding -17+9. He wants to write -17 as the sum of two numbers so that one of the numbers , when added to 9, will equal 0. How should Aman write -17 to complete this problem?
-17+9=___+___+9

-17+9=___+0

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

-17+9= -8 + (-9) +9

-17+9= -8 + 0

Answer 2

Answer: -{9+8}

              -9-8=-17

Step-by-step explanation:

if u add -9 to 9 you get 0 and if u add -9 to -8 you get -17 that's i got the answer