Note: Enter your answer and show all the steps that you use to solve this problem in the space provided. Solve the following equation.

-117/5

To solve this, you want to isolate the ‘t’. To do this, you will multiply both sides of the equation by the reciprocal.

5/13(t) = -9

13/5 • 5/13 = 1

-9 • 13/5 = -117/5

Now that ‘t’ is isolated, you will have your answer t = -117/5

T=−39/5
Decimal Form:
t=-7.8
Mixed Number Form:
t=-7 and 4/5