Answer
-7
Work Step by Step
To add $-2+(-5)$, we can take the absolute value of both numbers.
$|-2|=2$
$|-5|=5$
To add two negative numbers, we can add the absolute value of both numbers and then add a negative sign in front of the result.
$|-2|+|-5|=2+5=7$
Therefore, $-2+(-5)=-7$.
