How do you solve $- 12 n - 19 = 77$ $-12n-19=77$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-20T20:29:31

See the entire solution process below

Step 1) Add $19$ $color(red)(19)$ to each side of the equation to isolate the $n$ $n$ term while keeping the equation balanced:

$- 12 n - 19 + 19 = 77 + 19$ $-12n - 19 + color(red)(19) = 77 + color(red)(19)$

$- 12 n - 0 = 96$ $-12n - 0 = 96$

$- 12 n = 96$ $-12n = 96$

Step 2) Divide each side of the equation by $- 12$ $color(red)(-12)$ to solve for $n$ $n$ while keeping the equation balanced:

$\frac{- 12 n}{- 12} = \frac{96}{- 12}$ $(-12n)/color(red)(-12) = 96/color(red)(-12)$

$(color(red)(cancel(color(black)(-12)))n)/cancel(color(red)(-12)) = -8$

$n = -8$

How do you solve -12n-19=77−12n−19=77-12n-19=77?