SOLUTION: 2/t+6=3/t-1

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Question 420907: 2/t+6=3/t-1
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2/t+6=3/t-1

2/(t + 6) = 3/(t - 1)
2(t - 1) = 3(t + 6) {cross-multiplied, it was a proportion}
2t - 2 = 3t + 18 {used distributive property}
-2 = t + 18 {subtracted 2t from both sides}
t = -20 {subtracted 18 from both sides}
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