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Blababa [14]
3 years ago
12

Solve for a. 5a - 2 = 23 a = ?

Mathematics
2 answers:
snow_tiger [21]3 years ago
3 0
5a - 2 = 23.

First, take 5a - 2 = 23 and add 2 to each side

5a - 2 = 23
     +2    +2
5a = 25

now, divide each side by 5

5a = 25
/5      /5

a = 5
kirza4 [7]3 years ago
3 0
Solution

1) <span>Add 2 to both sides
</span><span>5a=23+2
</span>
2) <span>Simplify <span>23+2</span> to 25
</span><span>5a=25
</span>
3) <span>Divide both sides by 5
</span>a= \frac{25}{5}

4)Simplify \frac{25}{5} <span>to 5
</span><span>a=5

ANSWER = 5</span>
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