Based upon context clues, what do you think obeisance is

I think that it is something like respect.

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~Courtney

Well, since you didn't give me any context clues, I'm just gonna figure it out on my own!

So, obeisance sounds like, since the late middle english word obeisance also ties in with obedient, I would say that obeisance means to pay submission to, or give, like a sign of respect, so doing a bow or curtsy would be what I'm thinking of.

simplify brackets

8 - 2a - 7 = a + 40

simplify 8 - 2a - 7 to -2a + 1

-2a + 1 = a + 40

add 2a to both sides

1 = a + 40 + 2a

simplify a + 40 + 2a to 3a + 40

1 = 3a + 40

subtract 40 from both sides

1 - 40 = 3a

simplify 1 - 40 o -39

-39 = 3a

divide both sides by 3

-39/3 = a

simplify 39/3 to 13

-13 = a

switch sides

a = -13