Question

What is the value of a

4a + 3(a+1)=24?

Answer 1

first step distribute parentheses by 3

Answer 2

do you know what i meant by distribute ?

Answer 3

Yes

Answer 4

okay so distribute and let me know what you get after that -)

Answer 5

Distribute 3 the parentheses to get 4a+3a+3=24
combine like terms to get 7a+3=24
subtract 3 from both sides to get 7a=21
divide by seven to get a=3
Substitute into the equation to check, and you'll find the answer to be a = 3 :)

Answer 6

@TheYankee is correct, use the distributive property than combine like terms and simplify. Your final answer would be 3.