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A production supervisor is solving the equation $5(a - 3) + 5 = -10to determine a machine's calibration offset. After applying the distributive property to the first term, the equation becomes $5a - 15 + 5 = -10. To continue simplifying the left side, the supervisor must combine the constants −15-15 and $5$, which results in a value of ____.

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