Question

Solve for a.

7а - 2b = 5а +b
a = 26
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= 36
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O a= 2 6

Answer 1

`a=(3)/(2)b`

Explanation:

The given expression is
`7a-2b=5a+b`

To solve for
`a`, we add 2b to both sides to get

`7a=5a+b+2b`

We now add -5a to both sides:

`7a-5a=b+2b`

We simplify both sides to get:

`2a=3b`

We now divide both sides by 2 to get:

`a=(3)/(2)b`