Solve for a plz

Question

x-6a=-2n

Answer 1

Need to figure out how move the other variables and constants to isolate the "a" on one side of the equal sign. Use PEMDAS in reverse. Do necessary additions or subtractions on both sides and then multiplications or divisions to "undo" the terms.

x - 6a = -2n

Can subtract the "x" to get -6a = -2n - x

Then can divide both sides by the -6 to get a = (-2n - x)/-6 or a = (2n + x)/6 if multiply top and bottom by -1 to get rid of the negative signs.

Or multiply -6a = -2n - x by -1 on both sides: 6a = 2n + x, then do the division by 6 to get a = (2n +x)/6 as shown above.

Answer 2

x - 6a = -2n

To solve for any variable, you need to isolate the term so subtract x from both sides to isolate -6a

-6a = -2n-x

No, isolate a by dividing both sides by -6

a = n/3 +x/6