It’s negative twenty five
We are given:

There seems to be nothing I can do to simplify this equation. However, I can factor out an
since they both have at least an
. Here is what we get:

This is in the simplest form I can get into. I cannot do anything more to simplify this expression. This is your final answer.

The solutions must be less than or equal to 5.

All the solutions are less than or equal to 5 for
a≥-15.
Just ask him how many chickens