Question

Solve the following: b + 4 < -8.
A. b < -12
B. b < -4
C. b > 12
D. b > 4

Answer 1

A

Answer 2

Are you sure?

Answer 3

Yeah

Answer 4

subtract 4 from both sides
b + 4-4 < -8-4
b < -12

Answer 5

Subtracting a negative from a negative is like adding a negative,
it's really like -8 + -4, I find it easier to think of it that way