Answer
$s=45$
Work Step by Step
Distribute 5 and 3 to have
$5s-60-24=3s+6
\\5s-84=3s+6.$
Add $84$ to and subtract $3s$ from both sides to have
$5s-84+84-3s=3s+6+84-3s
\\2s=90.$
Divide both sides by 2 to have
$s=\frac{90}{2}
\\s=45.$
Algebra 2 Common Core
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133186024
ISBN 13:
978-0-13318-602-4
Chapter 1 - Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities - Chapter Test - Page 53: 12
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