What is the value of a?

-2(a-8)+6a=36

a=

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does this equal 9 a=9
a+8=5a-45+17
-4a=-36
a=9
No. If you subbed 9 back into the original occasion, you'd have found that you were wrong.

-2(a-8)+6a=36

-2a + 16 + 6a = 36

4a = 20

a = 5
am i correct
oh okay ty
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