Jada was helping her cousin with his math homework. He was supposed to solve the equation 8 + x = 5. He said, "If I subtract
8 from both sides, I get x = 5-8. This doesn't make sense. You can't subtract a bigger number from a smaller number. If I have
5 grapes, I can't eat 8 of them!"
What do you think Jada could say to her cousin to help him understand why 5-8 actually does make sense?