solve the equation

Question

34z-10=-3(14z+13

Answer 1

1.  Fix the problem, first, by appending the missing right parenthesis at the right end

2.  Distribute the negative three onto both terms inside the parentheses

3.  Collect like terms, arranging the constant-only term on the opposite side to where the variable term is

4.  Divide the coefficient into both sides, so that you have z = something

 

You ought to memorize this set of ideas, inasmuch as they are essential to success in Algebra.