SOLUTION: how do you figure out this equation 12 = a/36+ 17

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Question 500803: how do you figure out this equation 12 = a/36+ 17
Answer by Flannery(124) About Me  (Show Source):
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12=a%2F36%2B17
12=17%2Ba%2A1%2F36
17%2Ba%2A1%2F36=12
a%2A1%2F36=-5
a=-5divided by1%2F36
a=-180
check12=-180%2F36%2B17
12=-5%2B17
12=12
Q.E.D.