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How do you solve $x - (- 6) = 1$ $x - (-6) =1$ ?

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Nov 17, 2015

$x = - 5$ $x = -5$

Explanation:

$x - (- 6) = 1$ $x - (-6) =1$

$x + 6 = 1$ $x + 6 = 1$

Subtracting 6 on both sides

$x + 6 - 6 = 1 - 6$ $x +6 - 6 = 1 - 6$

$x = - 5$ $x = -5$

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