SOLUTION: can you show each step to 6t=3(t+4)-t

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Question 484046: can you show each step to 6t=3(t+4)-t
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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6t=3%28t%2B4%29-t Start with the given equation.


6t=3t%2B12-t Distribute.


6t=12%2B2t Combine like terms on the right side.


6t-2t=12 Subtract 2t from both sides.


4t=12 Combine like terms on the left side.


t=%2812%29%2F%284%29 Divide both sides by 4 to isolate t.


t=3 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is t=3