Question

127=8(1-2n)-n

Answer 1

n=-7
factor in 8 to (1-2n) and you get 127=8-16n-n which is 127=8-17n subtract 8 from both sides and you get 119=-17n then divide each side by -17 and you get n=-7

Answer 2

does this make sense?

Answer 3

sort of but you need to times 8 and 1 then 8 times two

Answer 4

yes you multiply both terms in the parentheses by 8

Answer 5

yeah and then thats where i get stuck where do go from there

Answer 6

well what did you get when you multiplied

Answer 7

write out the whole problem after you multiplied

Answer 8

i got 8 and 16

Answer 9

8 and 16n you can't forget about the n that is attached to the 2

Answer 10

16n

Answer 11

so now you combine like terms on the right side of the equation and you should get 8-17n correct?

Answer 12

then all you have to do is get n by itself. so subtract 8 from both sides and you get 119=-17n. and since you're multiplying n by -17 just divide both sides by -17 and you get -7=n