Subtract 8 from −1: Now, we take the result from the previous step, which is −1, and subtract 8 from it.−1−8 gives us −9, because when we subtract a positive number from a negative number, the result becomes more negative.
Subtract −1 from −9: Finally, we take the result from the previous step, which is −9, and subtract −1 from it.−9−(−1) gives us −8, because subtracting a negative number is the same as adding its absolute value.
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