17-3a=5a+1-15a

Simple and best practice solution for 17-3a=5a+1-15a 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 17-3a=5a+1-15a equation:


Simplifying
17 + -3a = 5a + 1 + -15a

Reorder the terms:
17 + -3a = 1 + 5a + -15a

Combine like terms: 5a + -15a = -10a
17 + -3a = 1 + -10a

Solving
17 + -3a = 1 + -10a

Solving for variable 'a'.

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

Add '10a' to each side of the equation.
17 + -3a + 10a = 1 + -10a + 10a

Combine like terms: -3a + 10a = 7a
17 + 7a = 1 + -10a + 10a

Combine like terms: -10a + 10a = 0
17 + 7a = 1 + 0
17 + 7a = 1

Add '-17' to each side of the equation.
17 + -17 + 7a = 1 + -17

Combine like terms: 17 + -17 = 0
0 + 7a = 1 + -17
7a = 1 + -17

Combine like terms: 1 + -17 = -16
7a = -16

Divide each side by '7'.
a = -2.285714286

Simplifying
a = -2.285714286

See similar equations:

| 9/x-9-176/x^2-81 | | 6a+24=6a-21 | | x^8-5x^7-2x^6= | | X^3+8x-8=0 | | 65=15*x | | -7=25 | | 4/5-3/5x{3/4}-1 | | (x+5)(x+6)=72 | | 6x-9-2x+4=-17 | | 10(x-2)+19=(5x-1)(1-5x) | | (x-6)+(x^2+14)= | | 19X=57/49 | | 3x+8=4-9 | | 5/3X=25/27 | | 15+3=17-t | | 5t-7=t+13 | | ((x-1)/6)-((x-3/2))=-1 | | a(x+1)+5a(x-1)=2(2b-2a) | | (6x^2y-4xy)+(8x^2y-5xy)= | | 63=37x+22 | | 4(2x-3)+5(3x-4)=16 | | 0=x-100+30-20 | | x=sqrt(50u^12v^8) | | sqrt(50u^12v^8)= | | x=.06(149600+x) | | 2x+5-y=12 | | 5/11=x/16 | | -3+2r+7r+4+8r= | | 4x-3/5=6x/7-1 | | (5x^3+2)(x^2-2)= | | y=t^3-14t^2+50t | | 4x5-3=6x/7-1 |

Equations solver categories