5a-7(a+10)=-56

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Solution for 5a-7(a+10)=-56 equation:


Simplifying
5a + -7(a + 10) = -56

Reorder the terms:
5a + -7(10 + a) = -56
5a + (10 * -7 + a * -7) = -56
5a + (-70 + -7a) = -56

Reorder the terms:
-70 + 5a + -7a = -56

Combine like terms: 5a + -7a = -2a
-70 + -2a = -56

Solving
-70 + -2a = -56

Solving for variable 'a'.

Move all terms containing a to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '70' to each side of the equation.
-70 + 70 + -2a = -56 + 70

Combine like terms: -70 + 70 = 0
0 + -2a = -56 + 70
-2a = -56 + 70

Combine like terms: -56 + 70 = 14
-2a = 14

Divide each side by '-2'.
a = -7

Simplifying
a = -7

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