Who first used a donkey to symbolize the democratic party and an elephant to symbolize the republican party? a. andrew jackson b. thomas nast c. abraham lincoln d. thomas jefferson

It's definitely Thomas Nast he was a political comic artist and he did the donkey and the elephant

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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