SOLUTION: solve for t 26=6(t+6)-8t simplify as much as possible

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Question 319946: solve for t
26=6(t+6)-8t
simplify as much as possible
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Sunny Day:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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solve for t
26=6(t+6)-8t
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8t = 6(t+6)-26
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8t = 6t+10
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4t = 3t+5
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t = (3t+5)/4
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by Sunny Day(15) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
26=6(t+6)-8t is the given question
i.e. 26 = 6t + 36 - 8t (removing the brackets)
26 = 6t - 8t + 36
26 = -2t + 36
2t = 36 - 26 (on transposing, -2t becomes 2t and 26 becomes -26)
2t = 10
t = 10/2 (the 2 in the numerator goes to the denominator when taken to the right side of the equation)
or t = 5