What impact did stories about the "seven cities of cibola' have on early exploration?
a. they motivated the spanish to search for gold
b. they motivated the spanish to establish an empire
c. they motivated the spanish to look for religious temples
d. they motivated the spanish to discover the fountain of youth

A. ^w^

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8 - (2a + 7) = a + 40     distribute/multiply - into (2a + 7)

8 - 2a - 7 = a + 40

1 - 2a = a + 40       add 2a on both sides

1 = 3a + 40         subtract 40 on both sides

-39 = 3a       divide 3 on both sides

-13 = a

[proof]

8 - (2a + 7) = a + 40

8 - (2(-13) + 7) = -13 + 40

8 - (-26 + 7) = 27

8 - (-19) = 27

8 + 19 = 27

27 = 27