document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=327154>Question 327154</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3(-9n + 5) + -4 = -16 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a(b + c) = ab + ac<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So in this problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(-9n + 5) + -4 = -16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(-9n) + (3)(5) + (-4) = -16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-27n + 15 - 4 = -16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-27n + 11 = -16  (now subtract 11 from each side)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-27n = -27  (now divide each side by -27)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the answer is n = 1. </SPAN>\n" );
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