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What is the value of a in the equation a = 2 + 3a + 8?
10
5
−5
−10

User Shettyh
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Your answer is -5.

a = 2 + 3a + 8
-3a -3a

-2a = 2 + 8

-2a = 10
/-2 /-2

a = -5
User Uri Goren
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