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–3(x + n) = x aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

User RLesur
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First thing to do is distribute the
-3:


-3(x+n)=x\\-3x+-3n=x

Now we're gonna solve for
x:


-3x-3n=x\\-4x=3n\\x=-(3n)/(4)

To solve for
n:


-3x-3n=x\\-3n=4x\\n=-(4x)/(3)

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