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\[ -5 - \frac{1}{2} = - \frac{11}{2} = -5.5 \]

The sum can be computed by rewriting each term over a common denominator, where the least common denominator of \(\frac{-5}{1}\) and \(\frac{-1}{2}\) is \(2\). \[ \begin{aligned} -5 - \frac{1}{2} &= \frac{-5 \cdot 2}{1 \cdot 2} + \frac{-1 \cdot 1}{2 \cdot 1} \\ &= \frac{-10 + -1}{2} \\ &= \frac{-11}{2} \end{aligned} \]