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How do you solve $3(2a+1)-2=2(a-2)+3(a+1)$ ?

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Jul 11, 2016

$a=-2$

Explanation:

$3(2a+1)-2=2(a-2)+3(a+1)$

$6a+3-2=2a-4+3a+3$

$6a+1=5a-1$

$6a-5a=-1-1$

$a=-2$

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