is 10c+6c-c 16?

is -7q+2q=-5q or -5q squared?
ihow do you work out -6x-3x-a?

is 10c+6c-c 16?

No, it is 15c

is -7q+2q=-5q or -5q squared?
-5q

how do you work out -6x-3x-a?
You can reduce it to -9x -a
You cannot "solve" it or "work it out" since it is not an equation. It is just a combination of numbers.