x + 9 = 37
To solve for x bring 9 to the right side by subtracting 9 to both sides (what you do on one side you must do to the other). Since 9 is being added on the left side, subtraction (the opposite of addition) will cancel it out (make it zero) from the left side and bring it over to the right side.
x + 9 - 9 = 37 - 9
x + 0 = 28
x = 28
Check:
28 + 9 = 37
37 = 37
n - 5 = 9
To solve for n you must add 5 to both sides (what you do on one side you must do to the other). Since 5 is being subtracted, addition (the opposite of subtraction) will cancel it out (make it zero) from the left side and bring it over to the right side.
n - 5 + 5 = 9 + 5
n + 0 = 14
n = 14
Check:
14 - 5 = 9
9 = 9
Hope this helped!
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