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Standardized Workflow for Calibration Equations

An operations technician is following a company-approved workflow to solve the calibration equation 5(a3)+5=10{}5(a - 3) + 5 = -10. After correctly applying the distributive property and combining like terms on the left side, the technician obtains the simplified equation 5a10=10{}5a - 10 = -10. According to the general strategy for solving linear equations, identify the next algebraic action required to isolate the term 5a{}5a, and state the resulting numerical value that will appear on the right side of the equals sign after that action is performed.

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