SOLUTION: If s=2(n-2),find n when s=18

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Question 1053862: If s=2(n-2),find n when s=18
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So you are saying that:
18 = 2(n-2)
then:
18 = 2n-4
22 = 2n flip it around to isolate the unknown on the left
2n = 22
n = 11