SOLUTION: -4a+5-2a-9=44

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Question 216829: -4a+5-2a-9=44
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-4a+5-2a-9=44
solve for a
subtract 5 from both sides
-4a-2a-9=39
add 9 to both sides
-4a-2a=48
divide both sides by -2
-4a=-24
divide both sides by -4
a=6