document.write( "Question 160230: 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,
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document.write( " -16 -16
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document.write( " --------
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document.write( " -x = -14
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document.write( "The books answer is x = 14 ours is -x = -14 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #118155 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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, \n" ); document.write( "-16 -16 \n" ); document.write( "-------- \n" ); document.write( "-x = -14 \n" ); document.write( "The books answer is x = 14 ours is -x = -14 \n" ); document.write( "If -x equals -14, then +x equals +14. Multiply both sides by -1. \n" ); document.write( " |