SOLUTION: 5a+11+3a-7=-4 What does a equal?

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Question 426969: 5a+11+3a-7=-4 What does a equal?
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5a+11+3a-7=-4 What does a equal?

Combing Like terms and Isolating 'a' on one side of the equaton:

 5a+11+3a-7=-4

  8a + 4 = -4    |Isolating 'a' by perfoming ALLOWABLE operations

    8a = -8      |Subtracting 4 from 'each side' of the equaton

     a = -1      |Dividing 'each side' of the equaton by 8



CHECKING our Answer*** 

 5a+11+3a-7=-4

 -5 + 11 - 3 - 7 = -4    (substituting a= -1)