document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=272163>Question 272163</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve n÷7+3=(n+2)÷7+-5  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "With this: n÷7+3=(n+2)÷7+-5 let's get rid of the denominator by multiplying by 7 to result in: (Note: I'm reading this as (n÷7)+3=[(n+2)÷7]+-5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "n+21=n+2-35 There's no solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now if it's written this way n÷(7+3)=(n+2)÷(7+-5) it will be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n/10=(n+2)/2 Multiply both sides by 10 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=5n+10 Subtract 5n from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4n=10 Divide both sides by -4 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=-10/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go.<BR>\n" );
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