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Solve the equation $-\left(8a-9\right)-3=5+1\cdot -5a+7$

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Final Answer

$a=-2$
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Add the values $5$ and $7$

$-\left(8a-9\right)-3=12+1\cdot -5a$

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$-\left(8a-9\right)-3=12+1\cdot -5a$

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Learn how to solve one-variable linear equations problems step by step online. Solve the equation -(8a-9)-3=5+1*-5a+7. Add the values 5 and 7. Multiply 1 times -5. Simplify the product -(8a-9). Subtract the values 9 and -3.

Final Answer

$a=-2$

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