document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=160230>Question 160230</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Yes I am a homeschooling mom and I have the answer key to this problem but when my daughter worked it she got a negative. Please explain to me what you do make it positive. Here is the way she worked it. 16-x=2,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                           -16  -16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                             -x = -14 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The books answer is x = 14 ours is -x = -14 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If you started with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16-x=2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then subtracting 16 from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 16-x-16=2-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplifying:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " -x=-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Finally, we MULTIPLY both sides by a -1:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-1) (-x)=(-1)(-14)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 14\r<BR>\n" );
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