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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-6n-2n=16\"$ ...first add $\"-6n\"$ and $\"-2n\"$ just like positive numbers and put minus sign in front of the sum\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-%286n%2B2n%29=16\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-8n=16\"$ ......now divide $\"16\"$ by $\"-8\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"n=16%2F-8\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"n=-2\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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