Question

linear equation 5a+11=a-13

Answer 1

@LegendarySadist @peachpi

Answer 2

So are we solving for a then?

Answer 3

yes why do people keep saying that??

Answer 4

Well it's always good to confirm what the OP is asking for. There are a lot of people on this site who ask their questions in a confusing way so I've just come to confirm at the start rather than later on lol

Answer 5

kk

Answer 6

Anyways, the way to go about solving this one would be to get all of the a values on one side and all of the number values on the other side.

Answer 7

5a+a first right

Answer 8

Well a is already positive on the right side, so to bring it over we would subtract it.

Answer 9

In other words 5a-a

Answer 10

you might think like this:
how do I *get rid of a on the right side* ?
answer: add -a
but to keep things equal, you also add -a to the left side.

Answer 11

ok but not just 4. it is 5 a's take away 1 a.

Answer 12

open study whenever i get on its always acting wierd

Answer 13

6a

Answer 14

start over, and to it carefully
5a+11=a-13

add -a to both sides. what do you get? (and write out the whole equation)

Answer 15

hold on one sec i need to draw it and it wont let me i'm going to refresh the page.