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4a - 5 = 11
Solve this please

User Nidya
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add five to eleven then you will have 4a=16 divide 4 from 4 and 16 and you get a=4
User Nonopolarity
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Answer:

a = 4

Explanation:

Given equation:

4a - 5 = 11

Add 5 to both sides:

⇒ 4a - 5 + 5 = 11 + 5

⇒ 4a = 16

Divide both sides by 4:

⇒ 4a ÷ 4 = 16 ÷ 4

a = 4

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