We are given the following equation
[tex]5(t+3)=-3.5[/tex]Let us solve the equation for variable t
Our goal is to separate the variable t
Step 1:
Divide both sides by 5 and simplify
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{5(t+3)}{5}=\frac{-3.5}{5} \\ (t+3)=-0.7 \end{gathered}[/tex]Step 2:
Subtract 3 from both sides and simplify
[tex]\begin{gathered} t+3-3=-0.7-3 \\ t=-3.7 \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, the equation has been solved for t.
[tex]t=-3.7[/tex]