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5c+165-10c=13.5
Subtract 10c from both sides.
-5c+165=13.5
Combine 5c and -10c to get -5c.
-5c=13.5-165
Subtract 165 from both sides.
-5c=-151.5
Subtract 165 from 13.5 to get -151.5.
c=\frac{-151.5}{-5}
Divide both sides by -5.
c=\frac{-1515}{-50}
Expand \frac{-151.5}{-5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
c=\frac{303}{10}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-1515}{-50} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -5.