Answer
$n=-17$
Work Step by Step
$8(2n-5)=3(6n-2)\\16n-40=18n-6\\-34=2n\\n=-17$
Checking the solution: $8(2(-17)-5)=8(-34-5)=8(-39)=-312$
and $3(6(-17)-2)=3(-102-2)=3(-104)=-312$.
Both sides are equal, thus $n=-17$ is indeed a solution.
Algebra 2 (1st Edition)
by Larson, Ron; Boswell, Laurie; Kanold, Timothy D.; Stiff, Lee
Published by
McDougal Littell
ISBN 10:
0618595414
ISBN 13:
978-0-61859-541-9
Chapter 1, Equations and Inequalities - Chapter Review - Page 62: 22
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