Evaluate (t-8)-(t+15)

$(t - 8) - (t + 15)$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

Apply the distributive property.

$t - 8 - t - 1 \cdot 15$

Multiply $- 1$ by $15$ .

$t - 8 - t - 15$

$t - 8 - t - 15$

Step 2

Simplify by adding terms.

Combine the opposite terms in $t - 8 - t - 15$ .

Subtract $t$ from $t$ .

$0 - 8 - 15$

Subtract $8$ from $0$ .

$- 8 - 15$

$- 8 - 15$

Subtract $15$ from $- 8$ .

$- 23$

$- 23$

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