Solve (-x)-(-6x): Simplifying Expressions with Negative Terms

Question

Solve the following expression:

$(-x)-(-6x)=\text{ ?}$

00:00 Simply

00:02 Negative times negative always equals positive

00:05 And this is the solution to the question

Note the following rule:

$-(-x)=+x$

Now let's rewrite the exercise as follows:

$-x+6x=$

Then, we will write -x on the number line and move 6 steps to the right:

Therefore, the solution is:

$-x+6x=5x$

$5x$