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Question 1049284: I am supposed to solve: -110 = -4x - 6x but I do not understand how you are supposed to solve it.

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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-110+=+-4x+-+6x....in this case, all terms have negative sign, so you just multiply each term by -1 to get positive sign
-110%28-1%29+=+-4x%28-1%29+-+6x%28-1%29
110+=+4x+%2B+6x
110+=+10x
110%2F10=x
x=11