William solved the equation 5 + 14a = 9a - 5, but he is not sure he solved it correctly. His work is shown below. Did he solve i

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William solved the equation 5 + 14a = 9a - 5, but he is not sure he solved it correctly. His work is shown below. Did he solve i

t correctly? If not, on which step did William make his first mistake?
Step 1: 5+ 4a = 94 - 5
Step 2. 5+ 5a=.5
Step 3: 5a = 0
Step 4: a=0

A.Step 3
B. Step 2
C. Step 1
D. Step 4
E. William did not make a mistake.

Mathematics

2 answers:

notka56 [123] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-02T20:18:26+03:00

notka56 [123]3 years ago

6 0

Answer:

Yes it looks correct but that is just me

Step-by-step explanation:

Lena [83] · Answer 2 · 2022-09-02T21:45:45+03:00

Lena [83]3 years ago

6 0

Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the correct solution.

5 + 14a = 9a -5

14a - 9a = -5 -5

5a = -10

a=-10/5 = -2

Therefore, a = -2