SOLUTION: solve: -(a - 9) = 3a + 17

Question 218752: solve: -(a - 9) = 3a + 17
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Solve: -(a - 9) = 3a + 17

Step 1. Distribute -1 in parenthesis

Step 2. Add a-17 to both sides of the equation

Step 3. Divide 4 to both sides of the equation

Step 3. ANSWER a=-2.

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