Question

Which of the following operations should be used first to solve 10t + 5 = 150.

Divide by 10 to get t + 5 = 15
Subtract 5 to get 5t = 145
Subtract 5 to get 10t = 145.
Add 5 to get 10t = 200

Answer 1

Subtract 5 to get 10t = 145.

Answer 2

10t=150-5 to get 145 will be your first step