Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
(-2)+(-5)
+*-=-
Applying bodmas
-2+-5=-2-5=-7
Adding two positive integers always has a positive sum answer, and adding two negative integers always has a negative sum answer.
for example, your question of (-2)+(-5)
both numbers are negatives and so the answer is negative as well. When adding, just think of it as a normal addition problem.
and so the answer is -7
more info, you don't have to read this if you don't want to
To find the sum of a positive and a negative integer, take the absolute value of each integer and then subtract these values.
The result takes the sign of the integer with the larger absolute value.
example: (-2)+5
Find the absolute value, which is 2 and 5
subtract them normally, which is 3.
5 is bigger than 2 and is positive, so 3 stays the same
the answer is 3
