Question

solve (n-2/n+6)=(1/5)

Answer 1

anyone?

Answer 2

\[\frac{ n-2 }{ n+6 }= \frac{ 1 }{ 5 }\]
1. multiply the fraction 1/5 by (n+6).
2. Distribute 1/5 into the parenthesis
You should get: \[n-2 = \frac{ 1 }{ 5 }n+\frac{ 6 }{ 5 }\]
3. add 2 to both sides (this cancels out the 2 on the left. Now you have to add (2 + 6/5)
4. Subtract 1/5n from n.
At this point you should have #n = #
5. now solve for n by dividing and isolating n by itself. You should be dividing the two numbers to get n = #/# = #

where # = some number that you got.

Answer 3

n= 6
n= 5
n= 4
these are my options

Answer 4

Try solving for it as I explained. I already gave you the first step.

Also, it might help to know this property of fractions:
\[\frac{ 1 }{ b }n= \frac{ 1 }{ b } \] means you are dividing to solve for n. Therefore:\[\frac{ 1 }{ b }n = \frac{ \frac{ 1 }{ b } }{ \frac{ 1 }{ b } }= \frac{ 1 }{ b } \times \frac{ b }{ 1 } = 1\]