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What is the answer to 5-1/3n=-2

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Answer:

21 = n

Explanation:


5 - (1)/(3)n = -2

-5 - 5

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-⅓n = -7

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- -⅓

21 = n

* Dividing by a fraction is the exact same as multiplying by its multiplicative inverse:


(-7)/(-(1)/(3)) = -7 * -3 = 21

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