Check my answer please:
-6q + 5.8 = 23.8
- 5.8 - 5.8
-6q/-6 = 18/-6
q = -3
Again, I am not crazy about your second line, since you are solving equations, I don't see one.
I suggest this if you have to show your steps
-6q + 5.8 = 23.8
-6q + 5.8 - 5.8 = 23.8 - 5.8
-6q = 18
-6q-6 = 18/-6
q = -3
-3 is correct... -6q X -3 + 5.8 = 23.8
To check your answer, we substitute q = -3 back into the original equation and solve to see if both sides are equal.
Original equation: -6q + 5.8 = 23.8
Substituting q = -3:
-6(-3) + 5.8 = 23.8
Simplifying:
18 + 5.8 = 23.8
Adding:
23.8 = 23.8
The equation is balanced and both sides are equal, so your answer q = -3 is correct.
To check your answer, substitute q = -3 back into the original equation and see if it is satisfied.
Let's do that:
-6q + 5.8 = 23.8
Replace q with -3:
-6(-3) + 5.8 = 23.8
Simplify:
18 + 5.8 = 23.8
23.8 = 23.8
The equation is satisfied when q = -3. Therefore, your answer of q = -3 is correct.