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(a) By combining like terms, we get <math>3a-4=14</math>, so <math>3a=18</math>, so <math>a=6</math>. Therefore, our answer is \boxed{6}.
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(a) By combining like terms, we get <math>3a-4=14</math>, so <math>3a=18</math>, so <math>a=6</math>. Therefore, our answer is <math>\boxed{6}</math>.
  
 
~Yuhao2012
 
~Yuhao2012

Latest revision as of 20:22, 12 October 2025

Problem 1

(a) What is the value of $a$ for which $(a-1) + (2a - 3) = 14$?

Solution

(a) By combining like terms, we get $3a-4=14$, so $3a=18$, so $a=6$. Therefore, our answer is $\boxed{6}$.

~Yuhao2012