How do you solve $\frac{a}{5} - 2 = 9$ $a/5-2=9$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-14T15:12:45

See the entire solution process below:

Step 1) Add $2$ $color(red)(2)$ to each side of the equation to isolate the $a$ $a$ term while keeping the equation balanced:

$\frac{a}{5} - 2 + 2 = 9 + 2$ $a/5 - 2 + color(red)(2) = 9 + color(red)(2)$

$\frac{a}{5} - 0 = 11$ $a/5 - 0 = 11$

$\frac{a}{5} = 11$ $a/5 = 11$

Step 2) Multiply each side of the equation by $5$ $color(red)(5)$ to solve for $a$ $a$ while keeping the equation balanced:

$5 \times \frac{a}{5} = 5 \times 11$ $color(red)(5) xx a/5 = color(red)(5) xx 11$

$cancel(color(red)(5)) xx a/color(red)(cancel(color(black)(5))) = 55$

$a = 55$

How do you solve a/5-2=9a5−2=9a/5-2=9?