Solve the equation below. What’s the value of n?

Question

To start solving this equation, you could distribute first or divide first. What's the value of n? You can solve below, or solve on paper and then enter your answer on Zearn.
5(n−6)
=
20

n
=

Answer 1

To solve the equation \( 5(n - 6) = 20 \), you can follow these steps:

1. Distribute the 5 on the left side: \[ 5n - 30 = 20 \]

2. Add 30 to both sides to isolate the term with \( n \): \[ 5n - 30 + 30 = 20 + 30 \] \[ 5n = 50 \]

3. Divide both sides by 5 to solve for \( n \): \[ n = \frac{50}{5} \] \[ n = 10 \]

Thus, the value of \( n \) is \( \boxed{10} \).