Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Ku Klux Klan? O Overthrow Republican governments
Aid the planter class (Southerners)
Prevent African Americans from exercising their political rights
O All of these were goals of the Ku Klux Klan

It is either A or D. Considering that Democrats used to be more conservative when the KKK was at an all-time high, I would go with D.

Explanation:

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