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How do you solve a/7+5/7=2/7

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(a)/(7) + (5)/(7) = (2)/(7) \\ (a + 5)/(7) = (2)/(7) \\ 7((a + 5)/(7)) = 7((2)/(7))
a + 5 = 2
a + 5 - 5 = 2 - 5
a = -3

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