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Question 105337:
Found 2 solutions by checkley75, mscundarmath:
Answer by checkley75(3666) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(N+3)/8=-9 CROSS MULTIPLY
N+3=-9*8
N+3=-72
N=-72-3
N=-75 ANSWER.
PROOF
(-75+3)/8=-9
-72/8=-9
-9=-9

Answer by mscundarmath(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3 more than a number divide by 8 equals -9
(n+3)/8 = -9
8* (n+3)/8 = -9 * 8 multiply both sides by 8 to cancel out the denominator in .......................the fraction
(n + 3) = -72 now you have an equation with no fractions
- 3 - 3 use the additive inverse to isolate the variable
n = -75