Question

2,000(A - 5) = 110,000; A equals

Answer 1

solving for a is your goal
divide both sides by 2000
add 5 to both sides

Answer 2

60

Answer 3

Wait Juanita aren't you supposed to distribute the 2000 to A and - 5?

Answer 4

dont have to...since the parenthesis is there you can divide to move w/o distrubuting

Answer 5

oh ok...

Answer 6

use distrubutive property to get 2000a -10000 = 11000 then add then divide by 2000 to get

Answer 7

a-5 = 55
a-5+5 = 55+5
a = 60

Answer 8

both ways get same answer

Answer 9

sure does - i just try to work with smaller numbers as much as i can. thats why i said "you dont have to"