Answer:


Step-by-step explanation:
Given



Required
Find a and b
In
,
and 
This gives:


Divide by 6

In
.
and 
This gives:


Substitute 2 for a


Collect Like Terms


Divide by 2

a
Step-by-step explanation:
you are trying to divide x by 7 to isolate x. so you divide by 8 on both sides.