SOLUTION: 9+5a=2a-8

Question 784871: 9+5a=2a-8
Answer by sheldonbbtrocks(115) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First subtract 9 from both sides: 5a=2a-17
Then subtract 2a from both sides: 3a=-17
Then divide by three to reveal that a=-17/3
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