Question

What is the approximate value of 'n' in the equation 50.3(n+9.25) = -120.72 as solved by the user GPT 3.5?

Answer 1

To solve the equation \( 50.3(n + 9.25) = -120.72 \), we first divide both sides by \( 50.3 \):

\[
n + 9.25 = \frac{-120.72}{50.3}
\]

Calculating the right side:

\[
\frac{-120.72}{50.3} \approx -2.395
\]

Now we have:

\[
n + 9.25 \approx -2.395
\]

Next, we isolate \( n \) by subtracting \( 9.25 \) from both sides:

\[
n \approx -2.395 - 9.25
\]

Calculating this:

\[
n \approx -11.645
\]

Thus, the approximate value of \( n \) is:

\[
\boxed{-11.645}
\]