Solve for h 2(h+3.5)=-11

$2 (h + 3.5) = - 11$

Divide each term in $2 (h + 3.5) = - 11$ by $2$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $2 (h + 3.5) = - 11$ by $2$ .

$\frac{2 (h + 3.5)}{2} = \frac{- 11}{2}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 (h + 3.5)}{2} = \frac{- 11}{2}$

Divide $h + 3.5$ by $1$ .

$h + 3.5 = \frac{- 11}{2}$

Simplify the right side.

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$h + 3.5 = - \frac{11}{2}$

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

Subtract $3.5$ from both sides of the equation.

$h = - \frac{11}{2} - 3.5$

To write $- 3.5$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{2}{2}$ .

$h = - \frac{11}{2} - 3.5 \cdot \frac{2}{2}$

Combine $- 3.5$ and $\frac{2}{2}$ .

$h = - \frac{11}{2} + \frac{- 3.5 \cdot 2}{2}$

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$h = \frac{- 11 - 3.5 \cdot 2}{2}$

Simplify the numerator.

Multiply $- 3.5$ by $2$ .

$h = \frac{- 11 - 7}{2}$

Subtract $7$ from $- 11$ .

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

Divide $- 18$ by $2$ .

$h = - 9$