How do you solve #5(-6-3d)=3(8+7d)#?

2 Answers
Mar 27, 2018

#d=-1.5#

Explanation:

We solve this by doing distribution.

#5(-6-3d)=3(8+7d)#

This means that we "distribute" the #5# to everything in the parenthesis and "distribute" the #3# to everything to its parenthesis:

#-30-15d=24+21d#

Now we need to put all the variables on one side and the numbers on the other side of the equation:
#-36d=54#

#d=-1.5#

Hope this helps!

Mar 27, 2018

#d=-3/2#

Explanation:

#5(-6-3d)=3(8+7d)#
#rArr -30-15d=24+21d#
#rArr 36d=-54#
#rArr d=-54/36#
#:. d=-3/2#

That's it,
Hope it helps :)