\qquad\begin{aligned} 3(a+7)&=-33 \\ a+7&=-11&\green{\text{Step } 1} \\ a&=-4&\blue{\text{Step } 2} \end{aligned}
3(a+7)
a+7
a


=−33
=−11
=−4


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