SOLUTION: please help and show me how to solve this equation 3(a-7)=36

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Question 1069471: please help and show me how to solve this equation 3(a-7)=36
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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Apply the Distributive Property of multiplication
3(a-7) = 3a-21
Next:
3a-21 = 36 add 21 on both sides
3a = 57 divide both sides by 3
a = 57/3 = 19
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Happy learning
John