You subtract 16 from each side of the equation.
Then it will say exactly what number 'n' is.
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The equation is n + 16 = 9

On the left side, you subtract 16 from (n + 16) and you have 'n'.

On the right side, you subtract 16 from 9 and you have -7 .

Now the equation says n = -7

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3 years ago

A group of adults and students went on a class trip to Washington, DC. The number of male students was 1 more than 7 times the n

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Let the number of adults be x, then number of male students is 1 + 7x and the number of female students is (1 + 7x)/2.
x + 1 + 7x + (1 + 7x)/2 = 82
2x + 2 + 14x + 1 + 7x = 164
23x = 164 - 2 - 1 = 161
x = 161/23 = 7

Therefore, number of male students is 1 + 7(7) = 1 + 49 = 50
and the number of female students is 50/2 = 25.

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3 years ago