Question

3/5t+ 7 = -8 What is t

Answer 1

The equation to solve is:

$\frac{3}{5t}+7=-8$

We take "7" to the right hand side:

$\begin{gathered} \frac{3}{5t}+7=-8 \\ \frac{3}{5t}=-8-7 \\ \frac{3}{5t}=-15 \end{gathered}$

Now, we cross multiply:

$\begin{gathered} 3=5t\times-15 \\ 3=-75t \end{gathered}$

Now we divide by -75 to solve for t:

$\begin{gathered} 3=-75t \\ t=-\frac{3}{75} \end{gathered}$