document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=152127>Question 152127</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321233832/algebrahomeworkh>elementary and intermediate algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve for 'a'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a=c-a(b+d)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer is a=c/3+b+d\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "with a negative 'a', how do you get to the  single 'a' on the right?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #111819 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=111819\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a=c-a%28b%2Bd%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a=c-a%28b%2Bd%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "First use distribution to expand the right side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a=c-ab+-ad ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a=c-ab+-ad\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now move all the terms with an 'a' in them to the same side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3a+%2B+ab+%2B+ad+=+c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3a+%2B+ab+%2B+ad+=+c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Basically we added ab+ad to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now use distribution to pull the a out of the three terms on the left side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now divide both sides by (3+b+d) <BR>\n" );
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