SOLUTION: Can you please help me solve this equation and show workings, I am just not understanding it. 7a-4=4a+19

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Question 449179: Can you please help me solve this equation and show workings, I am just not understanding it.
7a-4=4a+19
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 

Hi

I. Combining Like terms

II.  Isolating variable a on one side of the equation



7a-4 = 4a+19   |Combining Like terms

 3a = 23        |Isolating 'unknown a' on one side of the equation

  a = 23/3  OR 7 2/3   |Reading the solution!