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How do you solve #31=-1/6n#?

Answer 1

Savannah Anderson

#n = -186#

Here's how I did it:

#31 = -1/6n#

Multiply both sides by #-6#: #31 color(red)(* -6) = -1/6 color(red)(*-6)n#

#-186 = cancel(-)1/cancel(6) * cancel(-6)n#

Rewrite neatly: #-186 = n#

#n = -186#

I hope this is useful.

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Answer 2

Avery Alexander

#n = -186#

We still have our initial equation.

#31 is equal to -1/6n#

Now let's use multiplication, which is the opposite of division, to eliminate the fraction.

#186 = -n# #6*31 = -1/cancel(6)n*cancel(6)#

Next, divide by -1 to convert our -n to a positive n in order to isolate n.

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Answer 3

Jace Anderson

To solve the equation 31 = -1/6n, you would first multiply both sides by -6 to isolate the variable n. This yields n = -6 * 31, which simplifies to n = -186.

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