Distribute -1 into the brackets.
-2(a - 8) + 6a = 36
-2a + 16 + 6a = 36
Take 16 to the other side
-2a + 6a + 16 = 36
- 16 -16
-2a + 6a = 36 - 16
Combine like terms
4a = 20
Divide by 4 on either sides to isolate a

4 and 4 cancels out.
a = 5
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Step-by-step explanation:
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Answer:
5?
Step-by-step explanation:
You start from negative -1 and you got all the way to 4, so the distance in-between the objects are 5
The expression is 8(6-4)•2 .