Answer :
We are given the following equation:
[tex]-5+\frac{n}{2}=-17[/tex]To solve for "n" we will first add 5 to both sides:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{n}{2}=-17+5 \\ \frac{n}{2}=-12 \end{gathered}[/tex]Now we multiply both sides by 2:
[tex]\begin{gathered} n=2(-12) \\ n=-24 \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, the value of "n" is -24.