Question

4a+2=3b-5

Answer 1

Hi. What do you need to know about 4a+2=3b-5?

Answer 2

how to solve and show the steps

Answer 3

But solve for what? You have two unknown variables in that equation.

Answer 4

sorry solve for a

Answer 5

Ok.

Since we're trying to isolate a, I want you to subtract 2 from both sides. What does it look like now?

Answer 6

4a+2-2=3b-5-2

Answer 7

Ok good, now simplify both sides.

Answer 8

4a=3b-7?

Answer 9

Yes.

Now just divide both sides by 4.

Answer 10

can you show me what that would look like?

Answer 11

\[\frac{ 4a }{ 4 }=\frac{ 3b-7 }{ 4 }=\frac{ 3b }{ 4 }-\frac{ 7 }{ 4 }\]

Answer 12

ok

Answer 13

ty

Answer 14

how do you divied 8 over 3 into 27

Answer 15

As in \[\frac{ 8 }{ 3 }\div27\]?

Answer 16

yes

Answer 17

When you're dividing one fraction by another fraction, you can instead multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second one.

Example:\[\frac{ a }{ b }\div \frac{ c }{ d }=\frac{ a }{ b }\times \frac{ d }{ c }\]
Just think of 27 as 27/1.

Answer 18

ohhhh ok

Answer 19

what about 2= 10+z over -3

Answer 20

\[2=10+\frac{ z }{ -3 }\]?

Answer 21

the ten goes on the top with the z