SOLUTION: 2(a-8)+7=5(a+2)-3a-19

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Question 254169: 2(a-8)+7=5(a+2)-3a-19
Answer by JimboP1977(311) About Me  (Show Source):
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First multiply 2 by (a-8) to give 2a-16. Do the same for 5 and (a+10).
This gives 2a-16+7=5a+10-3a-19
Take 3a away from 5a to give 2a and take 19 away from 10 to give -9. Also add 7 to -16 to give -9.
2a-9=2a-9
We know this must be true, for all real values of a!