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3n-5=-8(6+5n) SOLVE

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t's gonna be a long problem: Remember PEMDAS

3n-5=8(6+5n)

3n-5= 48 + 40n Distribute 8 into parenthesis

3n-3n-5=48+40n-3n Put variable on one side.

-5-48=48-48+37n Isolate the variable

-43/37=37n/37 Isolate variable more

-1.162=n Simplify

The answer is repeating; that is a shortened version.

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It's gonna be a long problem: Remember PEMDAS
3n-5=8(6+5n)
3n-5= 48 + 40n Distribute 8 into parenthesis
3n-3n-5=48+40n-3n Put variable on one side.
-5-48=48-48+37n Isolate the variable
-43/37=37n/37 Isolate variable more
-1.162=n Simplify
The answer is repeating; that is a shortened version.
User Mark Rogers
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