Question

jeffrey is learning to play the mongo monsters video game. he started the second level with -12 points, and soon got another -10 points for being eaten by a monster. how many points does jeffrey have now? points submit

Explanation:

Step1: Identify initial and added points

Initial points: $-12$, Added points: $-10$

Step2: Add the two negative numbers

To find the total points, we add $-12$ and $-10$. The formula for adding two negative integers is $a + b = -( |a| + |b| )$ where $a = -12$ and $b = -10$. So, $| - 12| = 12$ and $| - 10| = 10$. Then $12 + 10 = 22$, so $-12 + (-10) = -22$.

Answer:

$-22$