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-5=-5t-5 how to solve this two step equation

User Pinxue
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-5=5t-5
+5 +5
—————
0=5t
— —
5 5
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0=t
User Belurd
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First thing you want to do is get -5t by itself. To do that, add 5 to both sides. The resulting equation is:

0 = -5t

Then divide both sides by -5. 0 divided by anything is 0, so t = 0.

Hope this helps!
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