SOLUTION: -4(8+5n)=8

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Question 507567: -4(8+5n)=8
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-4%288%2B5n%29=8 Start with the given equation.


-32-20n=8 Distribute.


-20n=8%2B32 Add 32 to both sides.


-20n=40 Combine like terms on the right side.


n=%2840%29%2F%28-20%29 Divide both sides by -20 to isolate n.


n=-2 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is n=-2