SOLUTION: what is 1 - 3(n + 5) = -8

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Question 606929: what is 1 - 3(n + 5) = -8
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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1-3n-15=-8
-3n=-8+15-1
-3n=6
n=6/-3
n=-2