SOLUTION: solve the equation and check the solution -2(t-3)-(t+5)=5

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Question 666819: solve the equation and check the solution
-2(t-3)-(t+5)=5
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Starting with
-2(t-3)-(t+5)=5
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-2(t) - 2(-3) - t - 5 = 5
-2t + 6 - t - 5 = 5
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-3t = 5 - 6 + 5
-3t = 4
highlight_green%28t+=+-4%2F3%29
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Check
-2%28%28-4%2F3%29-3%29+-+%28%28-4%2F3%29%2B5%29
-2%28%28-4%2F3%29-%289%2F3%29%29+-+%28%28-4%2F3%29%2B%2815%2F3%29%29
-2%28-13%2F3%29+-+%2811%2F3%29
26%2F3+-+11%2F3+=+15%2F3+=+5