SOLUTION: How to solve -3k - 18 = -5 - k - 13

Algebra ->  Inverses -> SOLUTION: How to solve -3k - 18 = -5 - k - 13       Log On


   

Question 985609: How to solve -3k - 18 = -5 - k - 13
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-3k-18=-5-k-13 Start with the given equation.


-3k-18=-k-18 Combine like terms on the right side.


-3k=-k-18%2B18 Add 18 to both sides.


-3k%2Bk=-18%2B18 Add k to both sides.


-2k=-18%2B18 Combine like terms on the left side.


-2k=0 Combine like terms on the right side.


k=%280%29%2F%28-2%29 Divide both sides by -2 to isolate k.


k=0 Reduce.


----------------------------------------------------------------------

Answer:

So the solution is k=0