How do you solve #18-(2a-5)-2(a+2)=3a+5#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-30T01:44:33

#a = 2#

The given equation is presented by the following form:

#18 - (2a - 5) - 2(a + 2) = 3a + 5#

The above equation can, then, be reduced to:

#18 - 4a + 1 = 3a + 5#

Rearranging the terms in the above equation, one will be able to get:

#18 + 1 -5 = 3a + 4a#

#14 = 7a#

Hence,

#a = 14/7 = 2#

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Dr. Mamdouh Younes
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada