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Solve 4-6n=8(n+7) distributive propertiy

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The distributive property tells you the product is found by multiplying each term inside parentheses by the factor outside.

... 4 -6n = 8n +8·7

... 4 = 14n +56 . . . . . . . add 6n to both sides

... -52 = 14n . . . . . . . . . subtract 56 from both sides

... -52/14 = -26/7 = n . . . divide by 14, reduce the fraction

The solution is ...

... n = -26/7 = -3 5/7

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