Answer:
a=8
Step-by-step explanation:
-5(a+3)=-55
First you times the bracket by -5
-5a-15=-55
Then you add the 15 to -55 because since the 15 is a negative on the right it has to be the opposite to the left
-5a=-40
Then you divide both sides by negative 5
-5a . = . -40
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- 5 -5
a= 8
