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n\times 3+1=4\left(n-1\right)
Variable n cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by 4n^{2}, the least common multiple of 4n,4n^{2},n^{2}.
n\times 3+1=4n-4
Use the distributive property to multiply 4 by n-1.
n\times 3+1-4n=-4
Subtract 4n from both sides.
-n+1=-4
Combine n\times 3 and -4n to get -n.
-n=-4-1
Subtract 1 from both sides.
-n=-5
Subtract 1 from -4 to get -5.
n=5
Multiply both sides by -1.