SOLUTION: Could you please,help me solve n/2-1+n/5=-1/2

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Question 56562: Could you please,help me solve
n/2-1+n/5=-1/2
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10(n/2-1+n/5=-1/2) [Multiply each term by a 10]
5n-10+2n=-5 [Simplify]
7n-10=-5 [Solve for n]
7x=-5+10
7x=5
x=5/7
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Check by plugging the value of x back into the original equation]