Posted by Louis Streeter on Monday, November 1, 2010 at 4:16pm.
Multiply 3 * n - 8.
Combine like terms with the knowns on one side and the unknowns on the other side.
Divide.
3*n-24=12+2*n
3*n-2*n=12+24
n=36
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