document.write( "Question 269243: please help me with this equation. i did the distributive property and i think im doing it right can someone help. $\"-3%28t-5%29-2%282t%2B1%29=-8\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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please help me with this equation. i did the distributive property and i think im doing it right can someone help. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-3%28t-5%29-2%282t%2B1%29=-8\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-3*(t-5) = -3t + 15 and
\n" ); document.write( "-2*(2t+1) = -4t - 2 so we have:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-3t + 15 - 4t - 2 = -8\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Collect like terms:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-7t + 13 = -8\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 13 from both sides:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-7t = -21\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide bith sides by -7:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "t = 3 \n" ); document.write( "

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