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-20=-8(a+4)-5(1-5a)
What is a

User Savasia
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Answer:

a=1

Explanation:

-20=-8(a+4)-5(1-5a)

Distribute

-20 = -8a -32 -5 +25a

Combine like terms

-20 =17a -37

Add 37 to each side

-20+37 = 17a-37+37

17 = 17a

Divide by 17

17/17 = 17a/17

1= a

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