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Identify Signs: Identify the signs of the two numbers to determine if they are negative or positive. -9 is negative, and 5 is positive, so they have different signs. We will need to subtract the smaller absolute value from the larger absolute value.Determine Operation: Determine whether to add or subtract the absolute values of the numbers. Since -9 and 5 have different signs, we subtract the absolute values. Subtract the absolute value of -9 (which is 9) and the absolute value of 5 (which is 5).Perform Subtraction: Perform the subtraction of the absolute values. Calculate 9 - 5. 9 - 5 = 4Determine Sign: Determine the sign of the final answer. Since the absolute value of -9 is greater than the absolute value of 5, the final answer will take the sign of the larger absolute value, which is negative.Combine for Final Answer: Combine the result from Step 3 with the sign determined in Step 4 to get the final answer. The final answer for -9 + 5 will be negative. -9 + 5 = -4

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