168 -(98-z) =65

Let's solve the equation step by step:

168 - (98 - z) = 65

First, we need to solve the expression inside the parentheses:

98 - z

We can rewrite this as:

-1 * (z - 98)

Now, let's substitute this back into the original equation:

168 - (-1 * (z - 98)) = 65

Next, we can simplify the equation by removing the double negatives:

168 + (z - 98) = 65

Let's simplify the left side of the equation:

168 + z - 98 = 65

Now, let's combine like terms:

z + 70 = 65

Next, let's isolate the variable z by subtracting 70 from both sides of the equation:

z = 65 - 70

Simplify the right side of the equation:

z = -5

So, the solution to the equation is z = -5.