document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=124734>Question 124734</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 7/n+96=84 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #92644 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JessicaGill><B>JessicaGill(40)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JessicaGill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=92644\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2Fn%29%2B96=84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2Fn%29%2B96=84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To Solve this lets first subtract 96 from each side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This Brings us to the following<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we must isolate the variable \"n\" to  one side of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To do that we must multiply each side by n.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That brings us to the following<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7=-12n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7=-12n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve for n we must divide both sides by -12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This brings us to the following solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2F-12%29=n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2F-12%29=n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To check the solution we must substitue <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2F-12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2F-12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > into the problem for the variable \"n\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F%287%2F-12%29%2B96=84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F%287%2F-12%29%2B96=84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, since we are dividing 7 by (7/-12)  we must do the opposite and multiply by the reciprical which is (-12/7).  We would set up the problem in this fashion.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2F1%29%28-12%2F7%29%2B96=84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2F1%29%28-12%2F7%29%2B96=84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can factor out the numerator of 7 in the first fraction with the denominator of 7 in the second fraction to leave us with -12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplified, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=84=84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"84=84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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