16 – 2t = 5t + 9

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Asked: April 6, 20212021-04-06T17:50:20+00:00 2021-04-06T17:50:20+00:00In: Algebra, High School/Senior Secondary School

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acedstud · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-06T18:17:18+00:00

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We solve for $t$ by isolating $t$ .

First, we add $2t$ to both sides to get $16-2t+2t=5t+9+2t\Rightarrow16=7t+9$ .

Next, we subtract 9 from both sides to get $16-9=7t+9-9\Rightarrow7=7t$ .

Finally, we divide both sides by 7 to get $\dfrac{7}{7}=\dfrac{7t}{7}\Rightarrow1=t$ .

Therefore, $t=1$ .

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