How do you solve $4t-5=14$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-06-29T01:48:11

See a solution process below:

Step 1) Add $color(red)(5)$ to each side of the equation to isolate the $t$ term while keeping the equation balanced:

$4t - 5 + color(red)(5) = 14 + color(red)(5)$

$4t - 0 = 19$

$4t = 19$

Step 2) Divide each side of the equation by $color(red)(4)$ to solve for $t$ while keeping the equation balanced:

$(4t)/color(red)(4) = 19/color(red)(4)$

$(color(red)(cancel(color(black)(4)))t)/cancel(color(red)(4)) = 19/4$

$t = 19/4$

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