Question

Help to solve -7 - 3a = 1 - 4a

Answer 1

Answer:

$a =8$

Step-by-step explanation:

$-7 - 3a = 1 - 4a$

add $3a$ to both sides

$-7 - 3a + 3a = 1 -4a + 3a \\-7 = 1 -a$

add $-1$ to both sides

$-7 - 1 = 1 - a -1\\-8 = -a$

multiply both sides by $-1$

$-8 * (-1) = -a * (-1) \\8 = a$

Answer 2

Answer:

-7 - 3a = 1 – 4a  

Step one: Add 4a to -3a  

 

-7 + a = 1  

 

Step two: Add 7 to 1  

 

A = 8  

 

You're done! A=8 for this problem!  

 

 

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