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Five times the sum of a number 4 is -25

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5n+4= -25
you move all terms containing n to the left and all other terms to the right.
+5n=-25-4
you simply left and right side of the equation
+5n= -29
you divide both sides of the equation by 5 to get n
Answer : n= -5.8
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