SOLUTION: 20s+4=13s-10

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Question 383897: 20s+4=13s-10
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20s + 4 = 13s - 10

What you want to do is isolate the variable on one side, and get the numbers on the other. In order to do this, subtract 13s from both sides.

7s + 4 = -10

Now you should subtract 4 from both sides.

7s = -14

Divide both sides by 7 to get rid of the "7" in "7s"

s = -2