n/3-4=6: don't know how to start solving this

[ally86ozzy]

can you please help me solve this equation??

n/3-4=6
im not sure on how to start it. i know i have to find the value of n, im just not sure how.

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Re: Please help me solve!!

can you please help me solve this equation??

n/3-4=6
im not sure on how to start it. i know i have to find the value of n, im just not sure how.

Please show us your work, indicating exactly where you are stuck - so that we know where to begin to help you.

Please go to:

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/solvelin.htm

and review the worked out examples.

 

[ally86ozzy]

Re: Please help me solve!!

thats just the thing: i dont have any work because i dont know how to begin

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Re: Please help me solve!!

Did you go to the web -site i suggested and looked at the worked out examples?

 

[lisaz0224]

Re: Please help me solve!!

can you please help me solve this equation??

n/3-4=6
im not sure on how to start it. i know i have to find the value of n, im just not sure how.

ok, so basically, the point is to isolate the variable- n.
by adding four to each side, you get
n/3=10
then, to fully isolate "n", multiply both sides by 3 to get rid of the /3.
That gets you
n=30
that's your answer. To check, plug it in: 30/3 -4
10-4=6.
There, get it?