Basic Math Examples

$4 n - (3 n + 6) = 1$

Step 1

Simplify $4 n - (3 n + 6)$ .

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Step 1.1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1.1

Apply the distributive property.

$4 n - (3 n) - 1 \cdot 6 = 1$

Step 1.1.2

Multiply $3$ by $- 1$ .

$4 n - 3 n - 1 \cdot 6 = 1$

Step 1.1.3

Multiply $- 1$ by $6$ .

$4 n - 3 n - 6 = 1$

Step 1.2

Subtract $3 n$ from $4 n$ .

$n - 6 = 1$

Step 2

Move all terms not containing $n$ to the right side of the equation.

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Step 2.1

Add $6$ to both sides of the equation.

$n = 1 + 6$

Step 2.2

Add $1$ and $6$ .

$n = 7$