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Solve the one step equations by using inverse operations. Questions 20-22

Solve the one step equations by using inverse operations. Questions 20-22-example-1
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\begin{gathered} n\text{ = 6} \\ x\text{ = -13} \end{gathered}

Step-by-step explanation:


\begin{gathered} 20)\text{ -15 + n = - 9} \\ \text{Subtraction inverse is addition} \\ \text{The inverse of -15 is + 15} \\ \text{Add the inverse to both sides:} \\ -15\text{ + 15 + n = - 9 + 15} \\ n\text{ = 6} \end{gathered}
\begin{gathered} 21)\text{ -104 = 8x} \\ 8\text{ is multiplied by x} \\ \text{Inverse of multiplication is division} \\ \text{divide both sides by 8:} \\ (-104)/(8)=(8x)/(8) \\ x\text{ = -13} \end{gathered}

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