Question

-5+n÷2=-17 the answer I have is 24, when I check it, the calculator says 7 instead. what am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

We are given the following equation:

$-5+\frac{n}{2}=-17$

To solve for "n" we will first add 5 to both sides:

$\begin{gathered} \frac{n}{2}=-17+5 \\ \frac{n}{2}=-12 \end{gathered}$

Now we multiply both sides by 2:

$\begin{gathered} n=2(-12) \\ n=-24 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the value of "n" is -24.