Answer:
[tex]a=18[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]2a+50=5a-4\\\mathrm{Subtract\:}50\mathrm{\:from\:both\:sides}\\2a+50-50=5a-4-50\\Simplify\\2a=5a-54\\\mathrm{Subtract\:}5a\mathrm{\:from\:both\:sides}\\2a-5a=5a-54-5a\\\mathrm{Simplify}\\-3a=-54\\\mathrm{Divide\:both\:sides\:by\:}-3\\\frac{-3a}{-3}=\frac{-54}{-3}\\Simplify\\\frac{-3a}{-3}=\frac{-54}{-3}\\\mathrm{Simplify\:}\frac{-3a}{-3}:\quad a\\\frac{-3a}{-3}\\\mathrm{Apply\:the\:fraction\:rule}:\quad \frac{-a}{-b}=\frac{a}{b}\\=\frac{3a}{3}\\\mathrm{Divide\:the\:numbers:}\:\frac{3}{3}=1[/tex]
[tex]=a\\\mathrm{Simplify\:}\frac{-54}{-3}:\quad 18\\\frac{-54}{-3}\\\mathrm{Apply\:the\:fraction\:rule}:\quad \frac{-a}{-b}=\frac{a}{b}\\=\frac{54}{3}\\\mathrm{Divide\:the\:numbers:}\:\frac{54}{3}=18\\=18\\a=18[/tex]
