Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 1 - Foundations for Algebra - 1-7 The Distributive Property - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 51: 80

Answer

3/2a

Work Step by Step

This problem deals with combining like terms. Like terms are terms that have the same variable raised to the same power. Recall, if terms are like terms, we can add or subtract these terms just like we add or subtract numbers. Thus, because a, -a/4, and 3a/4 are like terms, we can add them to simplify the expression to 3/2a.
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