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4n + 5n= -9? What is the answer?

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add 4n and 5n, which is 9. 9n=-9, and if u divide both sides by nine, n=-1

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Combine like terms:


4n+5n=-9\\ 9n=-9

Isolate the variable on one side of the equation:


9n=-9\\ n=-1

The answer is
n=-1.

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