SOLUTION: need help solving this problem (t+3)(t+8)=t(t-5)+168

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Question 423730: need help solving this problem
(t+3)(t+8)=t(t-5)+168
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(t+3)(t+8)=t(t-5)+168
t(t+8)+3(t+8)=t^2-5t+168
t^2+8t+3t+24=t^2-5t+168
t^2+11t+24=t^2-5t+168
16t=168-24
16t=144
/16
t=144/16
t=9