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OlgaM077 [116]
4 years ago
8

What's the value of a when 3-a+5-2a=17

Mathematics
2 answers:
Sveta_85 [38]4 years ago
8 0
First combine like terms to get:
-3a + 8 = 17

Solve by subtracting 8 then dividing by -3:
-3a = 9
a = -3
Flura [38]4 years ago
6 0
Here's are the steps to solving it.

3-a+5-2a=17
-3a=9
a=-3
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