SOLUTION: if 2a+3 divided by 5 = a/2, then a+3=?

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Question 1053122: if 2a+3 divided by 5 = a/2, then a+3=?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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%282a%2B3%29%2F5+=+a%2F2
Multiply both sides by 2%2A5=10,
2%282a%2B3%29=5a
4a%2B6=5a
a=6
So then,
a%2B3=6%2B3=9