document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=15464>Question 15464</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me with this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.4 (a+2) =2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "will you explane it to me please? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #7677 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pwac><B>pwac(253)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pwac><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=7677\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I presume you have to find value of a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First we need to multiply everything in bracket by 0.4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  0.4a+0.8=2 Subtract 0.8 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  0.4a=1.2   Divide both sides by 0.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=1.2%2F0.3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=1.2%2F0.3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which gives:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  a=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pete  </SPAN>\n" );
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