SOLUTION: 8t+13=3 I have tried subtracting 13 from both sides getting 8t= -10 now what?

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Question 706314: 8t+13=3 I have tried subtracting 13 from both sides getting 8t= -10 now what?
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8t+13=3 I have tried subtracting 13 from both sides getting 8t= -10 now what?
8t+13=3
8t= -10 (so far, so good)
Now, we divide both sides by 8:
t= -10/8
Reducing the fraction:
t= -5/4
or, in decimal (just divide -5 by 4)
t= -1.25