Answer
$t=7$
Work Step by Step
Distributing the RHS (right-hand side),
$-t-2=9t-72$
Adding t+72 to both sides,
$72-2=9t+t$
or $70=10t$ $t=7$
Plugging it back in yields,
$-9=9*-1$ which is true.
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