Simplify the Expression: (-x)+(-5x) Using Like Terms

Question

Simplify the following expression:

$(-x)+(-5x)=$

First, let's remember the rule:

$+(-x)=-x$

Now let's write the exercise in the following way:

$-x-5x=$

We'll add negative $x$ to the number line and move 5 steps to the left:

Therefore, the solution is:

$-x-5x=-6x$

$-6x$