"Mother Countries" like England often use tariffs to: a. Get colonists to buy less foreign made products
b. Convince colonists that their own manufactured goods are better
c. Decrease prices of raw materials
d. Increase the amount of smuggling that goes on

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

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