SOLUTION: a+3/8 +a/5=2

Question 69053: a+3/8 +a/5=2
Answer by ptaylor(2198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

LCM is 40; multiply each term by 40
simplify
subtract 15 from both sides
collect like terms
divide both sides by 48
or
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Substitute the value of a into the original equation:

Hope this helps----ptaylor

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