Given:
-8 - ___ = 2
Let's find the missing value.
Let x represent the missing number.
Thus we have:
-8 - x = 2
Add 8 to both sides:
-8 + 8 - x = 2 + 8
-x = 10
Divide both sides by -1:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{-x}{-1}=\frac{10}{-1} \\ \\ x\text{ = -10} \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore the missing number is -10
-8 - (-10) = 2
ANSWER:
-10
