SOLUTION: I need to learn how to solve 4.692a+30=3.7a-0.4 I have a test on this tommorow and i would really appreciate the help thanks smiles

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Question 66266: I need to learn how to solve 4.692a+30=3.7a-0.4 I have a test on this tommorow and i would really appreciate the help
thanks
smiles
Found 2 solutions by checkley71, Earlsdon:
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source):
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4.692A+30=3.7A-.4 COMBINE THE As & THE NUMBERS THUS
4.692A-3.7A=-.4-30
.992A=-30.4 DIVIDE BOTH SIDES BY .992
A=-30.4/.992 REDUCE BY DIVIDING BOTH NUMERATOR & DENOMINATOR BY 16
A=-1.9/.062

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solve:
First, get the variable a onto one side of the equation. You can do this by subtracting 3.7a from both sides.
Simplify this.
Now subtract 30 from both sides so that you will have the term with the variable, a, by itself.
Finally, divide both sides by 0.992 so that you have a single a on the left side.
Simplify this.
Approximately.