step 1:
i copied down the problem as it was displayed.
step 2:
i simplified as shown below.
-3 * (T + 2) became -3T - 6
5 * (T - 1) became 5T - 5
step 3:
i combined like terms as shown below.
4 - 6 became -2
-3T + T became -2T
5T - 8T became -3T
step 4:
i added 2T to both sides of the equation and i added 5 to both sides of the equation.
on the left, -2 + 5 became 3 and -2T + 2T became 0 and disappeared.
on the right, -3T + 2T became -T and -5 + 5 became 0 and disappeared.
step 5:
i multiplied both sides of the equation by -1.
on the left 3 became -3 and on the right -T became T.
i then switched sides to get T = -3.