How do you solve $15 = - \frac{n}{8}$ $15=-n/8$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-15T23:35:02

$n = - 120$ $n = -120$

Multiply each side by $- 8$ $-8$ to eliminate the fraction, solve for $n$ $n$ and keep the equation balanced:

$- 8 \times 15 = - \frac{n}{8} \times - 8$ $-8 xx 15 = -n/8 xx -8$

$-120 = cancel(-)n/cancel(8) xx cancel(-8)$

$n = -120$

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