SOLUTION: n-20=8-n what is n?

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Question 248474: n-20=8-n what is n?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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We want to have all n's on one side and all numbers on the other side.
What ever we do to one side, we should do to to both sides.
add n to both sides
n+n-20=8
add 20 to both sides
n+n=28
combine n's
2n=28
We still want all numbers on one side
divide by 2 (both sides)
n=14