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How do you solve $2a+3=5a+9$ ?

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Sep 24, 2015

$color(blue)(a=-2$

Explanation:

$2a+3=5a+9$

$2a - 5a = 9 - 3$

$- 3a = 6$

$a = 6/-3$

$color(blue)(a=-2$

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