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Solve -5(3n + 4) = 40. -4 -3 3 4

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So we start with \[-5(3n+4)=40\]First we need to distribute the -5\[-15n-20=40\]Then we add 20 to both sides\[-15n=60\]And finally divide by -15\[n=\frac{60}{-15}\]\[n=-4\]

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