The numbers that satisfy the equation a =5.

We use an equation to say that two things are equal. An equation always has an equal sign "=". So an equation tells us that the left side is equal to the right side. In this case, we have the following equation:

So the only value that makes this equation to be true is 5, because:

For instance, let's choose another value, say, 8. So substituting:

step-by-step explanation:

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