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4a+3=40 help please!!!!

User Aftab Khan
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Answer:a= 9 1/4 as a mixed number

Improper: 37/4

Move all terms that don't contain a to the right side and solve.

User Kartavya Ramnani
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4a + 3 = 40

---Subtract 3 from both sides

4a = 37

---Divide both sides by 4

a = 37/4 = 9 1/4 = 9.25

Hope this helps!! :)

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