Question

Question 34

Fill in the blanks to make the statement true.

[ (-8) + ___ ] + ___ = ___ + [ (-3) + ___ ] = -3

Answer 1

$\left[\right(-8)+(-3\left)\right]+8=(-8)+\left[\right(-3)+8]$ $[\because$ addition is associative i.e. a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c$]$
$-8+5=-3$