SOLUTION: Solve for n, -3(2n+1)=6 Please show steps, I am lost.

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Question 616242: Solve for n, -3(2n+1)=6
Please show steps, I am lost.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-3%282n%2B1%29=6 Start with the given equation.


-6n-3=6 Distribute.


-6n=6%2B3 Add 3 to both sides.


-6n=9 Combine like terms on the right side.


n=%289%29%2F%28-6%29 Divide both sides by -6 to isolate n.


n=-3%2F2 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is n=-3%2F2