-5=5.6a+1.6*(-3a-4)

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Solution for -5=5.6a+1.6*(-3a-4) equation:


Simplifying
-5 = 5.6a + 1.6(-3a + -4)

Reorder the terms:
-5 = 5.6a + 1.6(-4 + -3a)
-5 = 5.6a + (-4 * 1.6 + -3a * 1.6)
-5 = 5.6a + (-6.4 + -4.8a)

Reorder the terms:
-5 = -6.4 + 5.6a + -4.8a

Combine like terms: 5.6a + -4.8a = 0.8a
-5 = -6.4 + 0.8a

Solving
-5 = -6.4 + 0.8a

Solving for variable 'a'.

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

Add '-0.8a' to each side of the equation.
-5 + -0.8a = -6.4 + 0.8a + -0.8a

Combine like terms: 0.8a + -0.8a = 0.0
-5 + -0.8a = -6.4 + 0.0
-5 + -0.8a = -6.4

Add '5' to each side of the equation.
-5 + 5 + -0.8a = -6.4 + 5

Combine like terms: -5 + 5 = 0
0 + -0.8a = -6.4 + 5
-0.8a = -6.4 + 5

Combine like terms: -6.4 + 5 = -1.4
-0.8a = -1.4

Divide each side by '-0.8'.
a = 1.75

Simplifying
a = 1.75

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