-40=4(7a+5)-8a

Simple and best practice solution for -40=4(7a+5)-8a 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 -40=4(7a+5)-8a equation:


Simplifying
-40 = 4(7a + 5) + -8a

Reorder the terms:
-40 = 4(5 + 7a) + -8a
-40 = (5 * 4 + 7a * 4) + -8a
-40 = (20 + 28a) + -8a

Combine like terms: 28a + -8a = 20a
-40 = 20 + 20a

Solving
-40 = 20 + 20a

Solving for variable 'a'.

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

Add '-20a' to each side of the equation.
-40 + -20a = 20 + 20a + -20a

Combine like terms: 20a + -20a = 0
-40 + -20a = 20 + 0
-40 + -20a = 20

Add '40' to each side of the equation.
-40 + 40 + -20a = 20 + 40

Combine like terms: -40 + 40 = 0
0 + -20a = 20 + 40
-20a = 20 + 40

Combine like terms: 20 + 40 = 60
-20a = 60

Divide each side by '-20'.
a = -3

Simplifying
a = -3

See similar equations:

| 10y+12=42 | | -9+m+-6= | | 3x+2=2x-2 | | 2x^3+13x^2+21x=0 | | 3x+8=58-2x | | 2x^3+13x^2+21x=o | | 6-(1-6m)=23 | | 2-8v=2v+9 | | 3.4(s-5)-2.1=8.1 | | 12.4-2.8(x+3)=-12.8 | | 4v+8=6+10 | | 1.3(a+2)+5.6=17.3 | | 6x^2-55x+7=-2 | | 5.1-4.2(r+1)=-20.1 | | y=4x^2-12x+15 | | 2+3y=8y-18 | | 3-5(2x-5)=-2 | | 3(2x-1)+x=5x+3 | | -2b+7-3b=3 | | 0.004x=0.8 | | x^2-7x+1=-5 | | 7x^2+4x+9=0 | | 10t+(5t-4)=9t+(6t+2) | | x-3=27 | | x-1-3(5-2x)=2(2x-5) | | 3x^2+5x-28=0 | | 12x+9=9x-6 | | (4x+52)=(11x+17) | | 3.7y-31.5-1.9y=13.5 | | (5x+49)=(2x+33) | | 65=-4(x-5)-5x | | 5.8m-3.7m-8.6=6.1 |

Equations solver categories