What is the value of a?
-2(a-8)+6a=36
a=
It's your turn now. I'll be glad to check your answer.
does this equal 9 a=9
a+8=5a-45+17
-4a=-36
a=9
No. If you subbed 9 back into the original occasion, you'd have found that you were wrong.
-2(a-8)+6a=36
-2a + 16 + 6a = 36
4a = 20
a = 5