Solve 2a+1/2=5

$$2 a + \frac { 1 } { 2 } = 5$$

Solve for a

$$a = \frac{9}{4} = 2\frac{1}{4} = 2.25$$

Steps for Solving Linear Equation

Subtract \frac{1}{2} from both sides.

$$2a=5-\frac{1}{2}$$

Convert 5 to fraction \frac{10}{2}.

$$2a=\frac{10}{2}-\frac{1}{2}$$

Since \frac{10}{2} and \frac{1}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$2a=\frac{10-1}{2}$$

Subtract 1 from 10 to get 9.

$$2a=\frac{9}{2}$$

Divide both sides by 2.

$$a=\frac{\frac{9}{2}}{2}$$

Express \frac{\frac{9}{2}}{2} as a single fraction.

$$a=\frac{9}{2\times 2}$$

Multiply 2 and 2 to get 4.

$$a=\frac{9}{4}$$