SOLUTION: 4(a-2)+3(2a+1)=5 i need to know how to solve this step by step please

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Question 359738: 4(a-2)+3(2a+1)=5
i need to know how to solve this step by step please
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Hi

solving

4(a-2)+3(2a+1)=5

1)Removing parenthesis

4a - 8 + 6a + 3 = 5

2)combining like terms

10a -5 = 5

3) isolating variable term on one side of the equation (adding 5 to both sides)

10a = 10  (dividing both sides by 10)

a = 1