How do you solve $1.5 a - 1.2 = 1.8 a$ $1.5a - 1.2 = 1.8a$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-23T17:27:09

$a = - 4$ $a= -4$

$1.5 a - 1.2 = 1.8 a$ $color(green)(1.5a ) - 1.2= color(green)(1.8a$

$1.5 a - 1.8 a = 1.2$ $1.5a - 1.8a=1.2$

$- 0.3 a = 1.2$ $- 0.3a=1.2$

$a = \frac{1.2}{- 0.3}$ $a=(1.2)/(- 0.3)$

$a = - 4$ $a= -4$

How do you solve 1.5a−1.2=1.8a1.5a - 1.2 = 1.8a?