The wording is confusing but I am going to guess it is 5(n+1)=2(n+7). So 5xn=5n and 5x1=5. 5n+5=2(n+7). Then 2xn=2n and 2x7=14. The question now stands 5n+5=2n+14. Then 5n+2n=7n and 14-5=9. So, you have 7n=9. Then you divide both sides by 7 and get n=1.2857...

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2 years ago

How to do the problem

MrMuchimi

Order of operations are:
1. Parentheses (simplify inside 'em)
2. Exponents
3. Multiplication and Division (from left to right)
4. Addition and Subtraction (from left to right)

So, on your first one:
Parentheses first:
8(3+4)-2*8/(5-3)
8(7)-2*8/(2)

There are no exponents so multiplication and division:
56-16/2
56-8

Finally, addition and subtraction:
56-8=48

Your second problem is a bit more complicated but follows the same rules:
 $( 8^{2}+(13-4) ^{2} )/5$

Parentheses first:
 $( 8^{2}+ 9^{2})/5)$

Now, exponents. Even though they are inside parentheses, we can't go further until we simply those.
(64+81)/5

Now back to parentheses:
(145)/5

Division:
145/5=29

Hope that helps

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2 years ago