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-6k-13=83 how to solve it

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-6k - 13 = 83
Add 13 to both sides so
-6k - 13 + 13 = 83 + 13
-13 and +13 cancel out, -6k is left on the left side of the equal sign
83 + 13 = 96 (on the right of the equal sign, so)
-6k = 96
Divide -6 to both sides

(-6k)/(-6) = (96)/(6)
-6 cancel on the left, leaving you with k on the left
96 divided by 6 is 16
k = 16
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