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Start with simplifying: 2a + -3 = 5 and reordering: -3 + 2a = 5. Then add '3' to each side of the equation: -3 + 3 + 2a = 5 + 3 and you get 2a = 8 once all like terms are combined. The last step is to divide both sides by 2 and you get the answer, which is a = 4.

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