Question

How do you solve `7.6a + 9.6 = 1.2a`?

Answer 1

`1.5`

Explanation:

`7.6a + 9.6 =1.2a`
put `a` coefficients to one side by taking 7.6 from both sides
this gives
`9.6=-6.4a`
the divide both sides by 6.4 to get `a` on its own
this means
`9.6/6.4`, which gives `a=1.5`