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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can someone Please help me solve and show how to get the answer I'm stumped -n -24 = 5 - n

OpenStudy (amistre64):

what happens if we were to add "n" to both sides?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

We wouldn't have an n?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

correct; we would be left with: -24=5 , which can never be true. therefore, there is NO solution to be found

OpenStudy (amistre64):

:) almost a trick question. It is there to help you realize that math can have a senseless of a sentence as any other language. If i say: apples are pears. that is a nonsense statement just as absurd as the problem you posted

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