Solve for h -15h-17+14=15-13h

$- 15 h - 17 + 14 = 15 - 13 h$

Step 1

Add $- 17$ and $14$ .

$- 15 h - 3 = 15 - 13 h$

Step 2

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

Add $13 h$ to both sides of the equation.

$- 15 h - 3 + 13 h = 15$

Add $- 15 h$ and $13 h$ .

$- 2 h - 3 = 15$

Step 3

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

Add $3$ to both sides of the equation.

$- 2 h = 15 + 3$

Add $15$ and $3$ .

$- 2 h = 18$

Step 4

Divide each term in $- 2 h = 18$ by $- 2$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $- 2 h = 18$ by $- 2$ .

$\frac{- 2 h}{- 2} = \frac{18}{- 2}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 2$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 2 h}{- 2} = \frac{18}{- 2}$

Divide $h$ by $1$ .

$h = \frac{18}{- 2}$

Simplify the right side.

Divide $18$ by $- 2$ .

$h = - 9$