SOLUTION: if 2n+1 is equal to n-5 ... what is n

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Question 1736: if 2n+1 is equal to n-5 ... what is n
Found 3 solutions by sharon, cakst, longjonsilver:
Answer by sharon(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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2(-5)+1
-10+1
-9

Answer by cakst(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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2n + 1 = N-5
2N-N = (-1)-5
N = (-6)
All thanks to sy yuan////~

Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
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sorry but the other answer is so bad!
answer is 2n%2B1+=+n-5. Re-arrange, to get the n terms on one side and ten the pure numbers on the other... 2n-n+=+-5-1 becomes n=-6
cheers
Jon.