1. -4+(-5) *

2. -8-(-2) *

3. -8-(4) *

4. -5+(-9) *

1. -9

2. -6

3. -4

4. -14

Step-by-step explanation:

if you add a negative and a negative it is still a negative. when you have a number minus a negative, it can be positive or a negative. you change the -(- to a + this is what I call chop slash. then you do -8 + 2 = -6 because you are at -8 and then go to the right of the number line 2 spaces. numbers 1 and 4 have the same rules and numbers 2 and 3 have the same rules.

answer: an 8-foot rope is tied from the top of a pole to a

stake in the ground, as shown in the diagram

below

step-by-step explanation: