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Solving two-step equations:

106 = 1 + 7n

User Musketyr
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Answer:

n = 15

Explanation:

106 = 1 + 7n

1- 1-

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105 = 7n

÷7 ÷7

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15 = n

your goal is to get the variable by itself

User Jamie Curnow
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move 1 to the other side, making it negative
-1+106=7n
105=7n
divide both sides by 7
n=15
User The JinX
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