SOLUTION: Five times the quantity s + 6 equals three times the quantity s-2. What value of s makes this sentence true? I wrote my equation as: 5(s+6)=3(s-2) s = -18 Is that cor

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Question 533065: Five times the quantity s + 6 equals three times the quantity s-2. What value of s makes this sentence true?
I wrote my equation as:
5(s+6)=3(s-2)
s = -18
Is that correct?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
That is correct.
Bob