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Suppose x = 5 is a solution to the equation 4x − 3(x + a) = 2. Find the value of a that makes the equation true.

Suppose x = 5 is a solution to the equation 4x − 3(x + a) = 2. Find the value of a that makes the equation true.
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Suppose x = 5 is a solution to the equation 4x − 3(x + a) = 2. Find the value of a that makes the equation true.

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Just replace all of the x’s with a 5. And solve using order of operations. I will post my answer in the comments of this answer.
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