SOLUTION: how do i solve -6n-2n=16 ?

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Question 689755: how do i solve -6n-2n=16 ?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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-6n-2n=16...first add -6n and -2n just like positive numbers and put minus sign in front of the sum
-%286n%2B2n%29=16
-8n=16......now divide 16 by -8
n=16%2F-8
n=-2