SOLUTION: Please help me solve this eqaution. 6a = 26 + 4a

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Question 283647: Please help me solve this eqaution. 6a = 26 + 4a
Answer by JenniferTutors(83) About Me  (Show Source):
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For this problem:
6a+=+26+%2B+4a
To solve this one, you notice that the a's are like terms, so you can combine them. First, you want to get them on the same side of the equation so you would subtract the 4a from the right to the left side of the equation:
6a+-+4a+=+26
2a+=+26
Now to get a by itself, divide 2 into itself and the other side of the equation:
2a%2F2+=+26%2F2
a=13