SOLUTION: please help me with this? 0.4 (a+2) =2 will you explane it to me please?

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Question 15464: please help me with this?
0.4 (a+2) =2
will you explane it to me please?

Answer by pwac(253)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I presume you have to find value of a
First we need to multiply everything in bracket by 0.4
which gives:
0.4a+0.8=2 Subtract 0.8 from both sides
0.4a=1.2 Divide both sides by 0.4
which gives:
a=3
Pete

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