SOLUTION: help with this problem please... 0.4z-0.15=0.65-0.3(6-2z)

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Question 51874: help with this problem please...
0.4z-0.15=0.65-0.3(6-2z)
Answer by rchill(405) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's first expand the right side to get .4z-.15=.65-1.8%2B.6z or .4z-.15=-1.15%2B.6z. Subtracting .4z from both sides gives us -.15=-1.15%2B.2z and then adding 1.15 to both sides gives 1=.2z. Now we just divide both sides by .2 to get 5=z.