document.write( "Question 26724: Please help me solve this equation: 2=n-(2n+3). I need to find the value of n. The book has the answer in the back for reference but I keep coming up with the wrong answer. This is the solution I got:
\n" ); document.write( " 2=n-(2n+3)
\n" ); document.write( " 2=n-2n+3
\n" ); document.write( " 2=1n+3
\n" ); document.write( " -3=1n-3
\n" ); document.write( " -1/1=1n/1 n=1\r
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2=n-(2n+3)=\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2=n-2n-3(the negative in front of parenthesis, changes all signs)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then add 3 to both sides
\n" ); document.write( "2+3=n-2n-3+3\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5=n-2n
\n" ); document.write( "5=-n
\n" ); document.write( "divide bothe sides by the negative
\n" ); document.write( "n=-5
\n" ); document.write( "If you replace the n with a negative 5 you wll see that this works!! \n" ); document.write( "

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