SOLUTION: 8(2t+1)=4(7t+7) I got 1/12=t My answer sheet says it should be -5/3

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Question 197216: 8(2t+1)=4(7t+7)
I got 1/12=t
My answer sheet says it should be -5/3
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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8(2t+1)=4(7t+7)
16t+8=28t+28
-12t=20
t=-20/12
t=-5/3
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Ed