SOLUTION: 2.85a-7=12.85a-2

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Question 22147: 2.85a-7=12.85a-2
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  • This is an equation! Solutions: a=-0.5.
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  • Text form: 2.85a-7=12.85a-2 simplifies to 0=0
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DETAILED EXPLANATION

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Moved these terms to the left highlight_green%28+-12.85%2Aa+%29,highlight_green%28+2+%29
It becomes .
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Added fractions or integers together
It becomes .
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Moved -5 to the right of expression
It becomes .
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Removed extra sign in front of -5
It becomes .
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Eliminated similar terms highlight_red%28+2.85%2Aa+%29,highlight_red%28+-12.85%2Aa+%29 replacing them with highlight_green%28+%282.85-12.85%29%2Aa+%29
It becomes .
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Added fractions or integers together
It becomes .
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Remove unneeded parentheses around factor highlight_red%28+1000+%29,highlight_red%28+1%2F100+%29
It becomes .
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Factors 1000 and 100 have greatest common factor (GCF) of 100. Reducing fraction.
It becomes .
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Remove extraneous '1' from product highlight_red%28+1%2F1+%29
It becomes .
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Solved linear equation highlight_red%28+-10%2Aa-5=0+%29 equivalent to -10*a-5 =0
It becomes .
Result:
This is an equation! Solutions: a=-0.5.

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