Answer:
[tex] \boxed{ \bold{ \huge{ \boxed{ \sf{a = - 11}}}}}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex] \sf{4a - 2(3a + 8) = 6}[/tex]
Distribute 2 through the parentheses
[tex] \longrightarrow{ \sf{4a - 6a - 16 = 6}}[/tex]
Collect like terms
[tex] \longrightarrow{ \sf{ - 2a - 16 = 6}}[/tex]
Move 16 to right hand side and change it's sign
[tex] \longrightarrow{ \sf{ - 2a = 6 + 16}}[/tex]
Add the numbers: 6 and 16
[tex] \longrightarrow{ \sf{ - 2a = 22}}[/tex]
Divide both sides by 2
[tex] \longrightarrow{ \sf{ \frac{ - 2a}{ - 2} = \frac{22}{ - 2}}} [/tex]
Calculate
[tex] \longrightarrow{ \sf{a = - 11}}[/tex]
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