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N/5 = -1/5 what is n?

User Bcsanches
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Answer:

n = -1

Explanation:

→The fraction
(n)/(5) is really just
(1)/(5)n:


(1)/(5)n = (-1)/(5)

→To get n by itself, you must multiply both sides by the reciprocal of
(1)/(5), which is 5:

5 ·
(1)/(5)n = (-1)/(5) · 5

n = -1

User Anton Tcholakov
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