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How do you solve -5n-8(1+7n)=8
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How do you solve -5n-8(1+7n)=8

User Raghavendra Bankapur
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-5n-8(1+7n)=8
-5n - 8 - 56n = 8
-61n = 8 + 8
-61n = 16
n = - 16/61

The answer is: n = -16/61 or n = -0.2623.
User Wason
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-5n-8(1+7n)=8
Let's simplify everything.
-5n-8-56n=8
Put the variables on one side and the numbers on the other.
-5n-56n=8+8
Combine like terms.
-61n=16
n=-16/61

Hope I helped! :)

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