SOLUTION: How do you solve 2(2a+3)+3(a+2))=40

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Question 964965: How do you solve 2(2a+3)+3(a+2))=40
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the distributive property.
Then move all a terms on one side, all constants on the other.
4a%2B6%2B3a%2B6=40
7a=28
Now solve for a.