How do you solve $-2h + 4+ h = 3+ h - 8$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-06T00:27:20

$h=9/2$

We must combine our like terms first on both sides. Doing this, we get:

$-h+4=-5+h$

We can add $5$ to both sides to get:

$9-h=h$

Next, add $h$ to both sides to get:

$9=2h$

And lastly, divide both sides by $2$ to get:

$h=9/2$

Hope this helps!

How do you solve -2h + 4+ h = 3+ h - 8-2h + 4+ h = 3+ h - 8?