-18=-5a-3

Simple and best practice solution for -18=-5a-3 equation. Check how easy it is, and learn it for the future. Our solution is simple, and easy to understand, so don`t hesitate to use it as a solution of your homework.

If it's not what You are looking for type in the equation solver your own equation and let us solve it.

Solution for -18=-5a-3 equation:


Simplifying
-18 = -5a + -3

Reorder the terms:
-18 = -3 + -5a

Solving
-18 = -3 + -5a

Solving for variable 'a'.

Move all terms containing a to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '5a' to each side of the equation.
-18 + 5a = -3 + -5a + 5a

Combine like terms: -5a + 5a = 0
-18 + 5a = -3 + 0
-18 + 5a = -3

Add '18' to each side of the equation.
-18 + 18 + 5a = -3 + 18

Combine like terms: -18 + 18 = 0
0 + 5a = -3 + 18
5a = -3 + 18

Combine like terms: -3 + 18 = 15
5a = 15

Divide each side by '5'.
a = 3

Simplifying
a = 3

See similar equations:

| X/15=21/9 | | 4/x=9/18 | | 9x+3=-9x-10 | | a+9=-10 | | -20+12y+20y=19+19y | | 5p=85 | | 5/2=9/x | | 15/20=18/x | | 42-1/7-2/3= | | 6x+874=526 | | 10/6=15/x | | 60a=123 | | 3x+20+40=180 | | dx+e^3x=0 | | a+7=-13 | | (4p+12)= | | 7/x-1/3=1/4 | | k+20=-k-16 | | 2.3x=5.5 | | 21x-14=0 | | 4x^2+5x-34=0 | | 3n+14-5n=26 | | 6x^2+78x+72=0 | | 54=10 | | x-15/21=60/21 | | 4s-10=-10+4s | | 3-5y-3y=43 | | 240/5-2 | | X+5+2x=x+11 | | -5=4x+9-2x | | 4=2j | | .9s+300=525 |

Equations solver categories