SOLUTION: -2.2(n+15)=-2.7(n+9)

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Question 715356: -2.2(n+15)=-2.7(n+9)
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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-2.2(n + 15) = -2.7(n + 9)

Clear of secimals by multiplying both sides by 10

 -22(n + 15) = -27(n + 9)

Use the distributive principle:

  -22n - 330 = -27n - 243
          5n = 87
           n = 87%2F5
           n = 17.4

Edwin