We are required to sum up the numbers obtained. Our approach is to add the negative numbers separately and the positive numbers separately and then add up both.
[tex]\begin{gathered} (-9)+3+2+(-5)+4=3+2+4+(-9)+(-5) \\ 3+2+4=9 \\ -(9+5)=-14 \\ \text{Adding both} \\ 9+(-14)=9-14=-5 \end{gathered}[/tex]-5 is our answer.
