Question

solve for t
1.75 t - 4.5 = 7.75

Answer 1

1.75t = 12.25
t = 7

Answer 2

i got 1.8 -.-

Answer 3

rewrite your 1.75t as 1 and 3/4 T = 12.25

Answer 4

so 7/4T = 12.25

Answer 5

make sense?

Answer 6

no..

Answer 7

well 1.75T is like saying 1 and 3 quarters of T, correct?

Answer 8

yes, but dont do fractions please, confuses me and we are supposed to write it out.

Answer 9

Well first thing's first, get T alone.

Answer 10

1.75T technically.

Answer 11

okay. when i did it
1.75t - 4.5 = 7.75
1.75t - 4.5 - 4.5 = 7.75 - 4.5
1.75t =3.25
t=1.8

Answer 12

you don't want to subtract -4.5
Think of it this way.

you're doing 1.75t - 4.5 - 4.5 = 7.75 - 4.5
which gives you 1.75t - 9 = 3.25
see where you're going wrong?

Answer 13

did you mean to put 1.75 - 4.5 + 4.5? how would you get 9 ?

Answer 14

You subtracted -4.5 from -4.5
-4.5 minus 4.5 = -9

Answer 15

make sense?

Answer 16

-4.5 does not cancel out - 4.5.
positive 4.5 cancels out - 4.5.

Answer 17

i see. so how should i go about this?

Answer 18

so what you want to do is 1.75t -4.5 + 4.5 = 7.75 + 4.5
so that the -4.5 and 4.5 add to be equal to 0 and you are left with
1.75t = 12.25

Answer 19

i just had my operations wrong, i get it.

Answer 20

mmhmm, you are rather smart at this stuff; you just get mixed up on your signs a lot is all :)

Answer 21

i think too much, thanks /:

Answer 22

so my answer is 1.75t + 12.25 or 7?

Answer 23

well you're not at the answer yet.
after you remove the 4.5 you are left with
1.75t = 12.25

how would you get t to be not multiplied by 1.75?

Answer 24

divide it by 1.75 and divide 12.25 by 1.75 to get 7?

Answer 25

yes :)

Answer 26

┌─┐
┴─┴
ಠ_ರೃ until my next problem.