Answer
$-7.6$
Work Step by Step
The numbers have the same sign, so add the absolute values and then copy the sign of the addends to obtain:
$=-(|-2.4| + |-5.2|)
\\=-(2.4+5.2)
\\=-7.6$
Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-894-3
Chapter 1 - Review Exercises - Page 98: 22
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