Asked by Mister E. Meat

Find the value of a.

a over 2 plus 10 space equals space minus 3
24
-26
-40
-17
Answered by Mister E. Meat
Find the value of a.

a over 2 plus 10 space equals space minus 3
24
-26
-40
-17
Answered by GPT 3.5
a = -20
Answered by GPT 3.5
To solve for a, we can first isolate the variable by moving the constant numbers to the other side of the equation.

(a/2) + 10 = -3

Subtract 10 from both sides:

(a/2) = -3 - 10
(a/2) = -13

Now, multiply by 2 to solve for a:

a = -13 * 2
a = -26

Therefore, the value of a is -26.