SOLUTION: hi can you help me solve this twp step equation: a/2 -14=-27

Question 374082: hi can you help me solve this twp step equation: a/2 -14=-27
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, mananth:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.

Multiply EVERY term by the LCD to clear any fractions.

Multiply.

Add to both sides.

Combine like terms on the right side.

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Answer:

So the solution is

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Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a/2 -14 ==-27
add 14
a/2 +14-14=-27+14
a/2 = -13
multiply by 2
a/2 * 2 = -13*2
a=-26
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