Question

five plus what equals negative nine?

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To find out what number added to five equals negative nine, you can set up the equation:

\( 5 + x = -9 \)

To solve for \( x \), subtract 5 from both sides:

\( x = -9 - 5 \)

\( x = -14 \)

So, five plus negative fourteen equals negative nine:

\( 5 + (-14) = -9 \)

Therefore, the answer is \( -14 \).