Question
Solve the equation
a=166
Evaluate
54a−103a−12=71
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
54a−103a
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(54−103)a
Subtract the numbers
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Evaluate
54−103
Reduce fractions to a common denominator
5×24×2−103
Multiply the numbers
104×2−103
Write all numerators above the common denominator
104×2−3
Multiply the numbers
108−3
Subtract the numbers
105
Cancel out the common factor 5
21
21a
21a−12=71
Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign
21a=71+12
Add the numbers
21a=83
Multiply by the reciprocal
21a×2=83×2
Multiply
a=83×2
Solution
a=166
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