Question

6=1- 2n + 5 little confused

Answer 1

Are you trying to solve for n?

Answer 2

yeah

Answer 3

Okay, try combining like terms. So don't pay attention to the 6 just yet. What can you combine?

Answer 4

1 and 5 do i add?

Answer 5

yes, you have 1 and +5, so you add them together

Answer 6

6

Answer 7

Now, try and get n by itself, and what do you get?

Answer 8

that where im confused..

Answer 9

Alright, what do you have so far? Write out the entire equation

Answer 10

6= 6 - 2n

Answer 11

Alright, what would you have to do to get -2n to be alone?

Answer 12

divide?

Answer 13

no no no, you want -2n = ???

Answer 14

add

Answer 15

you want to subtract 6 from both sides, what do you get?

Answer 16

-8n?

Answer 17

whoa whoa whoa, you don't wanna mess with the n, he's in his own world. right now, focus on the constants.

Answer 18

so -8?

Answer 19

you have 6 - 2n = 6, yes? I will give you a partial answer
-2n = 0, now what did i do over here?

Answer 20

you took away both 6's

Answer 21

yes! I subtracted both sides by 6, get it?

Answer 22

yes

Answer 23

now you want n to be by its lonely self, so what do you do from here?

Answer 24

divide both by -2

Answer 25

n=0

Answer 26

correct!

Answer 27

yay!!