Question

40n=-8

Answer 1

40n means 40 times n

you want to isolate 'n'

so you have to undo the multiplication by 40, which means you must divide both sides by 40

Answer 2

How

Answer 3

40n/40 = 1n or just n

so on the left side, 40n turns into just 'n'

Answer 4

you must do the same to both sides, so divide -8 by 40 and reduce

Answer 5

n = ???

Answer 6

Can You Show Me Jim how to solve it

Answer 7

-8/40, what does that reduce to?

Answer 8

-1/5

Answer 9

good, so n = -1/5

Answer 10

Can You Show me how you will solve it

Answer 11

40n = -8

40n/40 = -8/40

1n = -8/40

n = -1/5

This is basically what we did, just all in one place

Answer 12

Thank You Jim

Answer 13

np

Answer 14

Jim Can you help me with a different problem