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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the value of a?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (welshfella):

first distribute 5 over the parentheses what do you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5a and 20

OpenStudy (welshfella):

no it is - 20 so we have 5a - 20 - 8a = 55 now combine the terms in a what is 5a - 8a ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

13a?

OpenStudy (welshfella):

no 13a is 5a + 8a 8a is greater than 5a so the answer is negative 5a - 8a = ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3a

OpenStudy (welshfella):

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OpenStudy (welshfella):

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