Answer
n=-$\frac{1}{8}$
Work Step by Step
Original Equation
|8n+1|=0
Take 8n+1 and solve
8n+1=0
Subtract 1 from both sides
8n=-1
Divide both sides by 8
n=-$\frac{1}{8}$
Make 8n+1 negative and solve
-8n-1=0
Add 1 to both sides
-8n=1
Divide both sides by -8
n=-$\frac{1}{8}$