SOLUTION: (4t-2)+(3t+8)=-15

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Question 49736: (4t-2)+(3t+8)=-15
Found 2 solutions by checkley71, AnlytcPhil:
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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4T-2+3T+8=-15 OR 7T=-15+2-8 OR 7T=-21 OR T=-3

Answer by AnlytcPhil(1807) About Me  (Show Source):
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  (4t - 2) + (3t + 8) = -15

Put 1's before each parentheses

1(4t - 2) + 1(3t + 8) = -15

Use the distributive law to remove the parentheses:

      4t - 2 + 3t + 8 = -15

               7t + 6 = -15

                   7t = -15 - 6

                   7t = -21

                    t = -3

Edwin