I need help on :
A.) 1 + a/5 = -1 (A=?)
B.) y/2 + 5 = -12 (Y=?)
C.) x/3 - 9 = 0 (X=?)
D.) 14 + h/5 = 2 (H=?)
E.) m/8 + 4 = 16 (M=?)
F.) a/4 - 21 = 7 (A=?)
G.) 41 = 2/5x - 7 (X=?)
H.) -3 + m/3 = 12 (M=?)
Please show work for me to understand!

Question

I need help on :
A.) 1 + a/5 = -1 (A=?)
B.) y/2 + 5 = -12 (Y=?)
C.) x/3 - 9 = 0 (X=?)
D.) 14 + h/5 = 2 (H=?)
E.) m/8 + 4 = 16 (M=?)
F.) a/4 - 21 = 7 (A=?)
G.) 41 = 2/5x - 7 (X=?)
H.) -3 + m/3 = 12 (M=?)
Please show work for me to understand!

alexwee123 · Answer

A)  1 + a/5 = -1 so the point of this problem is to isolate "a" so you would subtract 1 from both sides...
1+a/5 -1=-1-1
a/5=-2
then just multiply both sides by 5 to get rid of the denominator under "a"
5(a/5)=-2(5)
a=-10
can you try some of the other problems by yourself?