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HELP PLEASEEEEEEE Suppose x = 7 is a solution to the equation 4x – 2(x + a) = 8. Find the value of a that makes the equation true. -25 2 3 6
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HELP PLEASEEEEEEE

Suppose x = 7 is a solution to the equation 4x – 2(x + a) = 8.
Find the value of a that makes the equation true.
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6

User Dmitreyg
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=> 4(7)–2(7+a)=8

=>28–14–2a=8

=>14–2a=8

=>-2a=8–14

=>-2a=-6

=>a=3

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