a-5+3a=2a-4

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Solution for a-5+3a=2a-4 equation:


Simplifying
a + -5 + 3a = 2a + -4

Reorder the terms:
-5 + a + 3a = 2a + -4

Combine like terms: a + 3a = 4a
-5 + 4a = 2a + -4

Reorder the terms:
-5 + 4a = -4 + 2a

Solving
-5 + 4a = -4 + 2a

Solving for variable 'a'.

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

Add '-2a' to each side of the equation.
-5 + 4a + -2a = -4 + 2a + -2a

Combine like terms: 4a + -2a = 2a
-5 + 2a = -4 + 2a + -2a

Combine like terms: 2a + -2a = 0
-5 + 2a = -4 + 0
-5 + 2a = -4

Add '5' to each side of the equation.
-5 + 5 + 2a = -4 + 5

Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0
0 + 2a = -4 + 5
2a = -4 + 5

Combine like terms: -4 + 5 = 1
2a = 1

Divide each side by '2'.
a = 0.5

Simplifying
a = 0.5

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