SOLUTION: what is the answer to this equation: 3|2a+7|=3a+12
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Question 338371: what is the answer to this equation: 3|2a+7|=3a+12
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3|2a+7|=3a+12
|2a+7|=a+4
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2a+7=a+4
a=-3
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2a+7=-(a+4)
2a+7=-a-4
3a=-11
a=-11/3
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Ed
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