Question 526741: please help me i do not understand this math question or how to do it. what is one-half of n diminished by six equals one? Found 2 solutions by llando10, KMST:Answer by llando10(1) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! I'm not sure about the punctuation, but if I understand your words correctly, the equation is:
1/2n-6=1
using reverse order of operations, add six to both sides of the equation:
1/2n-6+6=1+6
1/2n=7
using the multiplication property of equality, multiply both sides of the equation times two:
2(1/2)n=2(7)
simplify:
n=14
check answer by substituting 14 for n in the original equation:
1/2(14)-6=1
You can put this solution on YOUR website! One-half of n is written as
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When they say "diminished by six" they mean subtract 6 from that
What happened to n is that it was divided by 2 first and then 6 was subtracted from the result. They mean
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To solve this kind of problem you have to "undo" all the evil things that have been done to poor
in reverse order, just like you take off your shoes and socks in the reverse order than you used to put them on.
First you add 6 to each side to get
It simplifies to
Then you multiply both sides by 2, to get
