Solve for c 5c+16.5=13.5+10c

$5 c + 16.5 = 13.5 + 10 c$

Move all terms containing $c$ to the left side of the equation.

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Subtract $10 c$ from both sides of the equation.

$5 c + 16.5 - 10 c = 13.5$

Subtract $10 c$ from $5 c$ .

$- 5 c + 16.5 = 13.5$

Move all terms not containing $c$ to the right side of the equation.

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Subtract $16.5$ from both sides of the equation.

$- 5 c = 13.5 - 16.5$

Subtract $16.5$ from $13.5$ .

$- 5 c = - 3$

Divide each term by $- 5$ and simplify.

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Divide each term in $- 5 c = - 3$ by $- 5$ .

$\frac{- 5 c}{- 5} = \frac{- 3}{- 5}$

Cancel the common factor of $- 5$ .

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Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 5 c}{- 5} = \frac{- 3}{- 5}$

Divide $c$ by $1$ .

$c = \frac{- 3}{- 5}$

Cancel the common factor of $- 3$ and $- 5$ .

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Rewrite $- 3$ as $- 1 (3)$ .

$c = \frac{- 1 \cdot 3}{- 5}$

Cancel the common factors.

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Rewrite $- 5$ as $- 1 (5)$ .

$c = \frac{- 1 \cdot 3}{- 1 \cdot 5}$

Cancel the common factor.

$c = \frac{- 1 \cdot 3}{- 1 \cdot 5}$

Rewrite the expression.

$c = \frac{3}{5}$

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$c = \frac{3}{5}$

Decimal Form:

$c = 0.6$

Solve for c 5c+16.5=13.5+10c

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