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Please answer this:
3n + 2 = 17

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n=5. Because you subtract 2 from each side. Then you divide 3 on both sides.
User Isherwood
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The answer is n=5
This is because n is asking 3 times what equals 15. And 3x5=15
3(5)+2=17
15+2=17
17=17
This answer is true
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