How do you solve #5(a-1)-15=3(a+2)+4#?
1 Answer
Mar 3, 2018
Explanation:
First, use the distributive property on the parentheses and combine like terms
Then, subtract 3a from both sides
Finally, solve for a
Now that we know what a is, we can substitute for a in the original equation
We can now conclude that a is equal to 15