SOLUTION: 3a+2-5a=-14

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Question 654799: 3a+2-5a=-14
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Starting with
3a + 2 - 5a = -14
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Isolate a variable
3a+%2B+cross%282%29+-+5a+-+cross%282%29+=+-14+-+highlight%282%29
3a - 5a = -14 - 2
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Combine like terms
-2a = -16
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Further isolate a
%28cross%28-2%29a%29%2Fcross%28-2%29+=+-16%2Fhighlight%28-2%29
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highlight_green%28a+=+8%29
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Check cartoon%28%0D%0A3%288%29+%2B+2+-+5%288%29%2C%0D%0A24+%2B+2+-+40%2C%0D%0A-14%29
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