Question

How do you solve and check your answers for `d- 5= - 24`?

Answer 1

`d = -19`

Explanation:

We started with
`d -5 = -24`

Move the -5 to the other side while changing the sign.
`d " " = -24 +5`

Sum the numerals.
`d = -19`

To check that, start with the original problem and plug the -19 in for the d and check to see ... Are both sides still equal?
`d -5 = -24`

`-19 -5 =^? -24`

Yes, they are still equal, -19 must actually be the value of d.

(To see more step by step detail, you might want to see what I said on another problem:
https://socratic.org/questions/v-10-9)

I hope this helps,
Steve