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5n + 6 - 3n = -12
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Start with your variable and then subtract the six from both sides and divide after that’s how u get your answer
5n + 6 - 3n = -12 Step by step help me out-example-1
User Alex Boisselle
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Answer:


\red{ \sf \: n = - 9}

Explanation:


\sf5n + 6 - 3n = - 12


\sf \: Combine \: like \: terms .


\sf2n + 6 = - 12


\sf \: To \: remove \: 6, \: subtract \: 6 \: by \: both \: sides.


\sf2n + 6 - 6 = - 12 - 6 \\ \sf 2n = - 18


\sf \: Divide \: both \: sides \: by \: 2.


\sf \: n = - 9

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