-18⋅(8c-24)+10c=-15
Simplify each term.
Apply the distributive property.
-18(8c)-18⋅-24+10c=-15
Cancel the common factor of 8.
Move the leading negative in -18 into the numerator.
-18(8c)-18⋅-24+10c=-15
Factor 8 out of 8c.
-18(8(c))-18⋅-24+10c=-15
Cancel the common factor.
-18(8c)-18⋅-24+10c=-15
Rewrite the expression.
-1c-18⋅-24+10c=-15
-1c-18⋅-24+10c=-15
Cancel the common factor of 8.
Move the leading negative in -18 into the numerator.
-1c+-18⋅-24+10c=-15
Factor 8 out of -24.
-1c+-18⋅(8(-3))+10c=-15
Cancel the common factor.
-1c+-18⋅(8⋅-3)+10c=-15
Rewrite the expression.
-1c-1⋅-3+10c=-15
-1c-1⋅-3+10c=-15
Multiply -1 by -3.
-1c+3+10c=-15
Rewrite -1c as -c.
-c+3+10c=-15
-c+3+10c=-15
Add -c and 10c.
9c+3=-15
9c+3=-15
Subtract 3 from both sides of the equation.
9c=-15-3
Subtract 3 from -15.
9c=-18
9c=-18
Divide each term in 9c=-18 by 9.
9c9=-189
Cancel the common factor of 9.
Cancel the common factor.
9c9=-189
Divide c by 1.
c=-189
c=-189
Divide -18 by 9.
c=-2
c=-2
Solve for c -1/8*(8c-24)+10c=-15