Solve for h -3(8+3h)=5h+4

$- 3 (8 + 3 h) = 5 h + 4$

Simplify $- 3 (8 + 3 h)$ .

Rewrite.

$0 + 0 - 3 (8 + 3 h) = 5 h + 4$

Simplify by adding zeros.

$- 3 (8 + 3 h) = 5 h + 4$

Apply the distributive property.

$- 3 \cdot 8 - 3 (3 h) = 5 h + 4$

Multiply.

Multiply $- 3$ by $8$ .

$- 24 - 3 (3 h) = 5 h + 4$

Multiply $3$ by $- 3$ .

$- 24 - 9 h = 5 h + 4$

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

Subtract $5 h$ from both sides of the equation.

$- 24 - 9 h - 5 h = 4$

Subtract $5 h$ from $- 9 h$ .

$- 24 - 14 h = 4$

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

Add $24$ to both sides of the equation.

$- 14 h = 4 + 24$

Add $4$ and $24$ .

$- 14 h = 28$

Divide each term in $- 14 h = 28$ by $- 14$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $- 14 h = 28$ by $- 14$ .

$\frac{- 14 h}{- 14} = \frac{28}{- 14}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 14$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 14 h}{- 14} = \frac{28}{- 14}$

Divide $h$ by $1$ .

$h = \frac{28}{- 14}$

Simplify the right side.

Divide $28$ by $- 14$ .

$h = - 2$