How do you solve this?
-6(n - 8) = 4(12 - 5n) + 14n
I got 0 = 0 the first time, but I think I should have gotten n = 0.
Just want to be sure. What do you get, and if you could, show your work.
-6(n - 8) = 4(12 - 5n) + 14n
I got 0 = 0 the first time, but I think I should have gotten n = 0.
Just want to be sure. What do you get, and if you could, show your work.
-6(n - 8) = 4(12 - 5n) + 14n
-6n + 48 = 48 - 20n + 14n {used distributive property}
-6n + 48 = 48 - 6n {combined like terms}
-6n = -6n {subtracted 48 from both sides}
0 = 0
When the variable disappears and you get a true statement,
this means n could be any number, and there are
"infinitely many solutions“.
- Algebra House
