SOLUTION: It's been over 20 yrs since I've done this... please help with order of operations. Solve for s. I remember that I have to get the s by itself, but I am getting confused... the ans

Question 385206: It's been over 20 yrs since I've done this... please help with order of operations. Solve for s. I remember that I have to get the s by itself, but I am getting confused... the answer is supposed to be 1985, but I'm not getting that at all. Thanks.
(s+25)/2-100*10=5
Answer by armstrkl(28) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Multiply 100 times 10
Add 1000 to both sides
Multiply both sides by 2
Subtract 25 from both sides
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