SOLUTION: how do you solve this? 2(3h+2)-4h= -16

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Question 655994: how do you solve this?
2(3h+2)-4h= -16
Answer by DrBeeee(684) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solve
(1) 2(3h+2)-4h = -16
First step is to clear the (), yielding
(2) 6h + 4 -4h = -16
Next combine like terms and get
(3) 2h = -20
Now divide each side by 2 and get
(4) h = -20/2 or
(5) h = -10
Check this value using (1).
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Is ( -16 = -16)? Yes
Answer: h equals -10.