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Why is the next answer -10x=-16? why does the +5 become a negative and the 6x become a negative?
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Please note that this is explained in the step explanation (see below)
The rule is that when you move a term from one side to the other , the term changes the sign.
The reason behind this is the following:
You don't actually 'move' terms; that is just a shorthand. What really happens is that you apply the same operation on both sides of equation. So, for example, '-5' is added to both sides. On the left side, this has the effect of removing the existing +5 (-5+5=0), and on the right side it simply stays as '-5'
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