10. jon is deciding between a job with company a that pays $500 a week and a job
with company b that pays $550 a week. he decides to take the job with company
a, whose lower compensation is offset by its
a large number of information management jobs
b benefits such as health insurance and stock options
oc higher earnings
od contributions to social security

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

) the chinese armed forces had been removed from the city