Solve for a. 0.25a+0.5=4.5

Mathematics · Middle School · Wed Jan 13 2021

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Given :

0.25a+0.5=4.5

Transposing 0.5 to other side, we get

0.25a = 4.5 - 0.5

0.25a = 4.0

Dividing both sides by 0.25, we get

0.25a/0.25 = 4.0/0.25

a = 16

 

Thus, value of a is 16.