SOLUTION: -3(5n+4)=15

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Question 762981: -3(5n+4)=15
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-3%285n%2B4%29=15 Start with the given equation.


-15n-12=15 Distribute.


-15n=15%2B12 Add 12 to both sides.


-15n=27 Combine like terms on the right side.


n=%2827%29%2F%28-15%29 Divide both sides by -15 to isolate n.


n=-9%2F5 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is n=-9%2F5