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If 3 n + 2 = 14, what must 3 n be equal to?
16
14
4
12

User Cbiggin
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4. The easiest way to solve this would be to plug the answers choices in for n if You don’t know how to solve the equation. But to solve it you would subtract 2 from both sides 3n+2=14
-2 -2
Now you have 3n=12 then you divide both sides by 3 to cancel it out. 3/3 is 1 or n and 12/3 is 4 so n=4
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User Daniel Brady
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Answer:n=4

Explanation:

1. subtract 2 from both sides so that 3n+2=14 is 3n=12

2. divide both sides by 3 so that 3n=12 becomes n=4

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