Question

7a + 5 = 19
What’s the answer

Answer 1

a=2

Explanation:

You have to subtract 5 from 19 to get 14.

Then, you get:

7a=14

a=2

Answer 2

2

Explanation:

You have to undo in reverse order- subtraction and addition first, division and multiplication second, then exponents, and finally, parentheses.

Here's the work shown-

7a + 5 (-5) = 19 (-5)

7a/7 = 14/7

a = 2