How do you solve $-5=t-9$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-29T21:50:30

$t = -14$

$-5 = t - 9$

To solve for the variable $t$ , we have to make $t$ alone, so let's move everything else to the other side of the equation.

Add $color(red)9$ to both sides of the equation:
$-5 quadcolor(red)(-quad9) = t - 9 quadcolor(red)(-quad9)$

$-14 = t$

Flip it so that $t$ is on the left hand side of the equation:
$t = -14$

Hope this helps!

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