<PRE><B>Question 319946</B>
26=6(t+6)-8t    is the given question

i.e. 26 = 6t + 36 - 8t (removing the brackets)
     26 = 6t - 8t + 36
     26 = -2t + 36
     2t = 36 - 26 (on transposing, -2t becomes 2t and 26 becomes -26)
     2t = 10
      t = 10/2  (the 2 in the numerator goes to the denominator when taken to the right side of the equation)

     or t = 5
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