SOLUTION: Please help me solve this: n - 14 = 3n i have already tried to work on it with: 14 = 3n + n... 14=4n and thats where I stopped

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Question 283679: Please help me solve this: n - 14 = 3n i have already tried to work on it with: 14 = 3n + n... 14=4n and thats where I stopped
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n-14=3n Start with the given equation.



n=3n%2B14 Add 14 to both sides.



n-3n=14 Subtract 3n from both sides.



-2n=14 Combine like terms on the left side.



n=%2814%29%2F%28-2%29 Divide both sides by -2 to isolate n.



n=-7 Reduce.



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Answer:

So the solution is n=-7