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Find the value of n if(9 y - 8) + (y + 5) is equivalent to (n y - 3)?

User Valeriy
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(9y-8)+(y+5)=(ny-3)

First we need to simplify the expression


10y-3=ny-3

then we sum the terms with y


\begin{gathered} 10y-ny=3-3 \\ \end{gathered}
y(10-n)=0

then we need to clear n


\begin{gathered} 10-n=0 \\ n=10 \end{gathered}

the value of n=0

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