How do you solve and check your answers for #d- 5= - 24#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-10-04T21:51:28

#d = -19#

We started with
#d -5 = -24#

Move the -5 to the other side while changing the sign.
#d " " = -24 +5#

Sum the numerals.
#d = -19#

To check that, start with the original problem and plug the -19 in for the d and check to see ... Are both sides still equal?
#d -5 = -24#

#-19 -5 =^? -24#

Yes, they are still equal, -19 must actually be the value of d.

(To see more step by step detail, you might want to see what I said on another problem:
https://socratic.org/questions/v-10-9)

I hope this helps,
Steve