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30t+25=-20t+1000 I am struggling

User Eezis
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The answer is

t = (39)/(2)
or

t = 19 (1)/(2) \: simplified



User Eran Levi
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You have to combine like terms. Add 20 to -20 and add 20 to 30, (So 50t+25=1000). Subtract 25 from 1000, (50t=975). Divide 975 by 50, (19.5). And 50t by 50. And you should get t=19.5 . I might be wrong though.

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