Answer:
2/5
Step-by-step explanation:
Rearrange terms:
4(2 + a) = 24a
4(a + 2) = 24a
Distrbute:
4(a + 2) = 24a
4a + 8 = 24a
Subtract 8 from both sides of the equation:
4a + 8 = 24a
4a + 8-8 = 24a-8
Simplify:
4a = 24a - 8
Subtract 24a from both sides of the equation:
4a = 24a - 8
4a - 24a = 24a - 8 - 24a
Combine like terms:
-20a = -8
Divide both sides of the equation by the same term:
-20a = -8
-20a/-20 = -8/-20
Simplify:
Cancel terms that are in both the numerator and denominator
Divide the numbers
a = 2/5
I hope that helps! :D
