Distribute 3: Distribute the 3 across the terms inside the parentheses.We need to multiply 3 by each term inside the parentheses (3z and 5).This gives us 3×3z+3×5, which simplifies to 9z+15.So the equation becomes 9z+15=33.
Subtract 15: Subtract 15 from both sides of the equation to isolate the term with the variable z. We want to get z by itself on one side of the equation, so we need to remove the constant term from the left side. Subtracting 15 from both sides gives us 9z+15−15=33−15, which simplifies to 9z=18.
Divide by 9: Divide both sides of the equation by 9 to solve for z. To find the value of z, we divide both sides of the equation by 9. This gives us 99z=918, which simplifies to z=2.
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