Question

-(5s+6)=2(3s=8) what is s?

Answer 1

is the equation -(5s + 6) = 2 (3s + 8) or is it -(5s + 6) = 2 (3 - 8)??? you put an equal sign in the middle of the 3s and the 8

Answer 2

Assuming that the equation is -(5s + 6) = 2 (3s + 8) Then here is how you solve it:

-(5s + 6) = 2 (3s + 8)
-5s - 6 = 6s + 16
-5s - 6 + 6 = 6s + 16 + 6
-5s = 6s + 22
-5s - 6s = 6s - 6s + 22
-11s = 22
-11s / -11 = 22 / -11
s = -2