check my work to see if i did this right?
a + 5 = -5a + 5
Add -5a to both a's
-4a + 5 = 5
Subtract 5 from both 5's
-4a = 0
Divide -4a to both sides
a = 0 i think
did i do this right? please help me. i really want to know how to do these. i will give a medal for the best response... :)

Question

check my work to see if i did this right?
a + 5 = -5a + 5
Add -5a to both a's
-4a + 5 = 5 
Subtract 5 from both 5's
-4a = 0
Divide -4a to both sides
a = 0 i think
did i do this right? please help me. i really want to know how to do these. i will give a medal for the best response... :)

anonymous · Answer

Yes this is correct. -4a  divided by 0 is always zero.

anonymous · Answer

yay! thank you so much!! could you help me with this one, also? i promise it will be the last one...
p - 1 = 5p + 3p - 8
p - 1 = 8p - 8
Subtract p to both sides
-1 = 7p - 8
Add 8 to both sides
-7 = 7p 
Divide 7p to both sides
p = -1

im sorry. i do online school and algebra is really hard for me, and now we are learning the two side equations. i just have a lot of trouble with it.