Question

Solve -17 + n = 33

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Solve the following equation, and check your solution. Be sure to show all work in order to receive full credit.

Answer 1

Add 33 and positive 17 together to get n. -17 has only gone backwards, so when you count up, n has to be a larger number than 33 to get back into the positives, and when you add the two together you get 50. n = 50.

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