-2a-9=6a+15
Move 6a to the other side. Sign changs from +6a to -6a.
-2a-6a-9=6a-6a+15
-2a-6a-9=15
-8a-9=15
Move -9 to the other side. Sign changes from -9 to +9.
-8a-9+9=15+9
-8a=15+9
-8a=24
Divide both sides by -8
-8a/-8=24/-8
a=-3
Answer: a=-3
2 is the smallest prime factor of 12. 12 can evenly be divided by 2 so that makes 2 the smallest prime factor of 12.
G=0 would be your answer as it is greater than the number
Answer:
None of the answer choices.
Step-by-step explanation:
The pattern to this problem is multiply by 4, and subtract 3. However when doing 17 * 4, you get 68. Look how both of the answer chouces start with 68, and we haven't even subtracted 3 yet. This shows that the answer choices are wrong.
<u>Correct Answer: 65, 257</u>