Question

Question 3 (a)

Fill in the blanks:

(–8) + ___ = 0

Answer 1

We know that when we add a number to its additive inverse the sum is zero. Here, the sum of two numbers is 0.

When 8 is added to -8, we get 0.

-8+8 = 0.

Therefore the required number, i.e. the additive inverse of -8 is 8.