document.write( "Question 1012138: Please help! We are in question as to correctly work this problem:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n+5/n-3 (fraction) - n+ 3/n-5 (fraction) =16\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #627992 by macston(5194)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%28n%2B5%29%2F%28n-3%29-%28n%2B3%29%2F%28n-5%29=16\" Multiply both sides by (n-3)
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28n%2B5%29-%28%28n-3%29%28n%2B3%29%29%2F%28n-5%29=16%28n-3%29\" Multiply both sides by (n-5)
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28n%2B5%29%28n-5%29%29-%28%28n-3%29%28n%2B3%29%29=16%28n-3%29%28n-5%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28n%5E2-25%29-%28n%5E2-9%29=16%28n%5E2-8n%2B15%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-16=16n%5E2-128n%2B240\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0=16n%5E2-128n%2B256\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0=n%5E2-8n%2B16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0=%28n-4%29%28n-4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"n-4=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"n=4\"
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