How do you solve $-5n + 2n = - 4+ n - 8- 8$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-13T17:00:51

$n=5$

$−5n+2n=−4+n−8−8$

By simplifying the above equation, we get:
$−3n=−20+n$

Subtracting $n$ from both sides, we get:
$−3n-n=−20$
$−4n=−20$

Dividing both sides by $-4$ , we get:
$n=(−20)/-4$
$n=5$

How do you solve -5n + 2n = - 4+ n - 8- 8-5n + 2n = - 4+ n - 8- 8?