document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=610679>Question 610679</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you help me solve this -2(2t+8)+5=5 ; -4(5t-2)+2t-8=54 ; 5(3c+5)-4c=3c-7 and last 6i+3(i-8)=2(2i+8)? I really just want to KNOW THE STEPS TO FIND THE VARIABLE NOT just the answer. Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #384532 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lynnlo><B>lynnlo(4176)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lynnlo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=384532\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (1)t=-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2)t=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3)c=-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4)i=8             example:-2(2t+8)+5=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                -2(8+2t)+5=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                (8*-2+2t*-2)+5=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( " rewrite  (-16+5=-11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms -16+5=-11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    -11+-4t=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve -11t-4t=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "move all terms containing t to the left side,everything else to the right side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add-11+11t-4t=5+11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-11+11=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0t-4t=5+11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4t=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide each side by -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=-4 </SPAN>\n" );
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