SOLUTION: a/2 + 1/5 = 17

Question 328999: a/2 + 1/5 = 17
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
Let's first get rid of the denominators in this a/2 + 1/5 = 17 by multiplying by 10 to get:
5a + 2 = 170
Subtract 2 from both sides to get:
5a=168
Divide by 5 to result in:
a=168/5 or 33 3/5
Make sense?
RJ

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