How do you solve $-16j+1=-17j+20$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-03T04:03:42

$j=19$

$-16j+1=-17j+20$

Group your like terms together on one side of the equation

$-16j+17j=20-1$

$j=19$

Answer 2 · 2018-05-03T04:05:35

$j = 19$

We want to solve for the variable $j$ , so we have to make it alone.

First, let's subtract $color(blue)1$ from both sides of the equation:
$-16j + 1 quadcolor(blue)(-quad1) = -17j + 20 quadcolor(blue)(-quad1)$

$-16j = -17j + 19$

Now add $color(blue)(17j)$ to both sides of the equation:

$-16j quadcolor(blue)(+quad17j) = -17j + 19 quadcolor(blue)(+quad17j)$

Therefore,
$j = 19$

Hope this helps!

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