SOLUTION: what does t equal here? 5/6=5t-4/2

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%285%2F6%29 = 5t-%284%2F2%29
5t = %285%2F6%29+%284%2F2%29
5t = %285%2B12%29%2F6
t = %2817%2F30%29
i assume the problem must have been
%285%2F6%29 = %285t-4%29%2F2
%285%2F3%29 = %285t-4%29
5 = 3*(5t-4)
5 = 15t - 12
15t = 17
t = %2817%2F15%29