Question

-5(t + 3)= -30 Solve for the variable!! Please

Answer 1

Answer:

$\huge\boxed{t=3}$

Step-by-step explanation:

$-5(t+3)=-30$

METHOD 1:

$-5(t+3)=-30$    divide both sides by (-5)

$\dfrac{-5\!\!\!\!\diagup(t+3)}{-5\!\!\!\!\diagup}=\dfrac{-30}{-5}$

$t+3=6$       subtract 3 from both sides

$t+3-3=6-3\\t=3$

METHOD 2:

$-5(t+3)=-30$       use the distributive property a(b + c) = ab + ac

$(-5)(t)+(-5)(3)=-30$

$-5t-15=-30$     add 15 to both sides

$-5t-15+15=-30+15$

$-5t=-15$         divide both sides by (-5)

$\dfrac{-5t}{-5}=\dfrac{-15}{-5}\\\\t=3$