How do you solve 5(z+6)8z=20+6(8z)?

2 Answers
Jul 7, 2018

z=383

Explanation:

Expanding we get

5z+308z=20+486z
combining like Terms

3z+30=686z
adding 6z and subtracting 30
we obtain

3z=38
so z=383

Jul 7, 2018

z=383

Explanation:

Let's start by distributing the 5 to the parenthesis on the left, and the 6 to the parenthesis on the right. We get

5z+308z=20+486z

Let's combine the z terms we have on the left, and the constants we have on the right. We now have:

3z+30=686z

Remember, we just want a z on the left side. We can next achieve this by subtracting 30 from both sides. We get

3z=386z

Next, let's add 6z to both sides to get

3z=38

And our last step, dividing both sides by 3 to get

z=383

Hope this helps!