QuestionTomás simplified $-2.6 + (-5.4)$ to 2.8. What error did he likely make in his calculation?

Studdy Solution
Therefore, the mistake Tomás likely made was subtracting the smaller number from the larger one, ignoring the negative signs.
Tomás should have added the two negative numbers to get a negative result. His mistake was treating the operation as a subtraction of absolute values rather than an addition of two negative numbers.