Question

-(5z + 12) = 18

Answer 1

you start by distributing

Answer 2

-5z - 12 = 18

Answer 3

can you solve the rest

Answer 4

-5z - (-12) = 18?

Answer 5

add the 12 over and what do you get

Answer 6

-(5z + 12) = 18
is like saying:
-1(5z + 12) = 18

Answer 7

so what is
-5z = 18+12

Answer 8

-5z=30 ._.

Answer 9

now can you solve for z

Answer 10

and i still have a headache!

Answer 11

just divide by -5 and you get what

Answer 12

i know how to simplify, ive just been doing this stuff for hours. -6