<span><span><span>15+<span>3t</span></span>−5</span>−<span>8t</span></span><span>=<span><span><span><span><span>15+<span>3t</span></span>+</span>−5</span>+</span>−<span>8t</span></span></span>Combine Like Terms:<span>=<span><span><span>15+<span>3t</span></span>+<span>−5</span></span>+<span>−<span>8t</span></span></span></span><span>=<span><span>(<span><span>3t</span>+<span>−<span>8t</span></span></span>)</span>+<span>(<span>15+<span>−5</span></span>)</span></span></span><span>=<span><span>−<span>5t</span></span>+10</span></span>Answer:<span>=<span><span>−<span>5t</span></span>+<span>10</span></span></span>
Like you can see in the picture, I like to set up a proportion, so 81 over X and 45 over 100. Then, you can cross multiply, so 81 x 100 = 8100 and then divide, 8100 ÷ 45 = 180, your answer!
