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2a-1=4a-17
We move all terms to the left:
2a-1-(4a-17)=0
We get rid of parentheses
2a-4a+17-1=0
We add all the numbers together, and all the variables
-2a+16=0
We move all terms containing a to the left, all other terms to the right
-2a=-16
a=-16/-2
a=+8
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