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An operations analyst is documenting the solution to a resource allocation system defined by {3x + y = 5, 2x + 4y = -10}. After substituting the expression for y into the second equation, the analyst reaches the step: 2x + 4(-3x + 5) = -10. According to the standard procedure for this system, what is the resulting constant term on the left side of the equation after the coefficient 4 is distributed?

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