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Solve this absolute value multi step equation: - |2n| = 16

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To solve the equation -|2n| = 16 you can start by isolating the absolute value expression.

1. Divide both sides by -1 to get rid of the negative sign:
|2n| = -16

2. Absolute values are non-negative, so there are no real solutions in this case. The equation |2n| = -16 has no real solutions for n

3. Since the left-hand side is always negative or , and the right-hand side is always positive, the statement is false for any value of
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