1200 | ( | 40 | − | a | ) | + | 24000 | ( | 1 | − | 5 | a | ) | = | 52000 | ( | 1 | + | 5 | a | ) |
Left side of the equation = | 1200 | × | 40 | − | 1200 | a | + | 24000 | ( | 1 | − | 5 | a | ) |
= | 48000 | − | 1200 | a | + | 24000 | ( | 1 | − | 5 | a | ) |
= | 48000 | − | 1200 | a | + | 24000 | × | 1 | − | 24000 | × | 5 | a |
= | 48000 | − | 1200 | a | + | 24000 | − | 120000 | a |
= | 72000 | − | 121200 | a |
72000 | − | 121200 | a | = | 52000 | ( | 1 | + | 5 | a | ) |
Right side of the equation = | 52000 | × | 1 | + | 52000 | × | 5 | a |
= | 52000 | + | 260000 | a |
72000 | − | 121200 | a | = | 52000 | + | 260000 | a |
- | 121200 | a | − | 260000 | a | = | 52000 | − | 72000 |
- | 381200 | a | = | 52000 | − | 72000 |
- | 381200 | a | = | - | 20000 |
20000 | = | 381200 | a |
381200 | a | = | 20000 |
a | = | 20000 | ÷ | 381200 |
= | 20000 | × | 1 381200 |
= | 50 | × | 1 953 |
a | = | 50 953 |
a | = | 0.052466 |