Answer
$a=-4$
Work Step by Step
Given: $3(3+a)=\frac{6a}{3}+5$
$9+3a=\frac{6a}{3}+5$
$\implies (9+3a)3=6a+15$
$\implies 27+9a=6a+15$
$\implies 9a-6a=15-27$
or, $3a=-12$
$\implies a=-4$
Algebra 1
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133500403
ISBN 13:
978-0-13350-040-0
Chapter 11 - Rational Expressions and Functions - 11-5 Solving Rational Equations - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 683: 20
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