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5 + 14a = 9a - 5
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1. Start: 5 + 14a = 9a - 5
2. Subtract 9a from both sides to collect a-terms: 5 + 5a = -5
3. Subtract 5 from both sides to isolate the a-term: 5a = -10
4. Divide both sides by 5: a = -2
Check: 5 + 14(-2) = 5 - 28 = -23 and 9(-2) - 5 = -18 - 5 = -23, so solution a = -2 is correct.
2. Subtract 9a from both sides to collect a-terms: 5 + 5a = -5
3. Subtract 5 from both sides to isolate the a-term: 5a = -10
4. Divide both sides by 5: a = -2
Check: 5 + 14(-2) = 5 - 28 = -23 and 9(-2) - 5 = -18 - 5 = -23, so solution a = -2 is correct.
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