SOLUTION: if (a, 3) is a solution of the equation y = 4x - 5, what is a?

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Question 636928: if (a, 3) is a solution of the equation y = 4x - 5, what is a?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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y = 4x - 5

3 = 4a - 5

Now solve for 'a'