document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=493648>Question 493648</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for this equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7-5(a+1)=8+a </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "7-5a-5 = 8+a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5a-a = 8-7+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6a = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-a = 6/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-a = 1 *(-1) to change the signal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = -1 </SPAN>\n" );
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