How do you solve $5- ( n + 3) = - 1+ 2( n - 3)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-14T02:29:41

$n=3$

$5-(n+3)=-1+2(n-3)$

Open the brackets and simplify. The product of a negative and a positive is a negative.

$5-n-3=-1+2n-6$

$2-n=2n-7$

Add $7$ to each side.

$9-n=2n$

Add $n$ to each side.

$9=3n$

Divide both sides by $3$ .

$3=n$ or $n=3$

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