Question

What is the answer to
3-h=8

Answer 1

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`\large\boxed{h = -5}`

3 - h = 8

Isolate for h by subtracting 3 by both sides:

3 - 3 - h = 8 - 3

- h = 5

Multiply both sides by -1 to make h positive:

-h(-1) = 5(-1)

h = -5