How do you solve 13 = 8-5d?

1 Answer
Mar 17, 2018

d=-1

Explanation:

First subtract 8 from both sides of the equation
13-8=8-5d-8

Combining like terms gives us
5=-5d

Now we get the d alone on one side of the equation by dividing -5 on both sides of the equation

5/(-5)=(-5d)/-5

This gives us
-1=d