document.write( "Question 507567: -4(8+5n)=8 \n" ); document.write( "
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\"-4%288%2B5n%29=8\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-32-20n=8\" Distribute.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-20n=8%2B32\" Add \"32\" to both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-20n=40\" Combine like terms on the right side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"n=%2840%29%2F%28-20%29\" Divide both sides by \"-20\" to isolate \"n\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"n=-2\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solution is \"n=-2\"
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