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Solve for z
6 = 3(z − 15)

User CurlyFro
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Answer:

17
step by step solution:

6 = 3z - 45
What I like to do is move everythint that has letters to the left and everything that doesn't to the right. Moving a number to another side either makes them a negative or a positive.

-3z + 6 = -45
We move the 6 to the right side.

-3z = -51

To get z, we just have to divide what we have left on the right side by the left side (without the letter). We get this.

z = -51 / (-3)

Calculate -51 / (-3) and you get your answer.
z = 17

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