Addition of largest odd numbers and the smallest even number from the integers -5 to 5 is

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Concept- We will determine the largest odd number and the smallest even number within the set of integers in the range of -5 to 5 and then calculate their sum.
The set of integers is given as

.
As we know, even numbers are those which are divisible by 2 whereas odd numbers are those which are not divisible by 2.
As a result, we discover that

are the even numbers and

are odd numbers.
Therefore, the smallest even number in the set of even numbers is -4 while the largest odd number in the set of odd numbers is 5.
Now we will calculate the sum of the largest odd number and smallest even number.

Hence, the correct answer is option (3).

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