Question

PLEASE HELP!!!

Solve.

a-3 5(a-2) 3a+6
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9 4 2

Answer 1

I'd multiply the entire problem by 36 to eliminate the fractions.

36 (everything in the above equation) which leaves:
4(a-3) -45(a-2) = 18(3a + 6)

Use the distributive property to simplify then solve for a.
Does that help?

Answer 2

a little bit, i don't see how or why you'd really multiply everything by 36. My attempt at this problem was to make all the numbers in the denominator 36.

Answer 3

You can--it does the same thing. You're just eliminating the need to worry about the fractions...they're a pain

Answer 4

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