Consider this equation:

−2(4+n)=24


Correctly order the steps used to solve this equation.

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Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:

add 4 to both sides of the equation
subtract 4 from both sides of the equation
multiply both sides of the equation with -2
divide both sides of the equation by -2
subtract 2 from both sides of the equation
the equation has been solved. there are no more steps

1 answer

To solve the equation −2(4+n)=24, the steps should be ordered as follows:

Step 1: Divide both sides of the equation by -2.
Step 2: Add 4 to both sides of the equation.
Step 3: The equation has been solved. there are no more steps.

So the correct ordering would be:

Step 1: divide both sides of the equation by -2
Step 2: add 4 to both sides of the equation
Step 3: the equation has been solved. there are no more steps.