Please help

well i cant say as there are no answers for me to choose from.

explanation:

sorry!

ok, so basically your gonna start with 350 ok. so there's 60 seconds in a minute so that means you he can go up 10 ft per minute. soo, after 3 minutes he should be at 260 ft after three minutes : )

simplify brackets

8 - 2a - 7 = a + 40

simplify 8 - 2a - 7 to -2a + 1

-2a + 1 = a + 40

add 2a to both sides

1 = a + 40 + 2a

simplify a + 40 + 2a to 3a + 40

1 = 3a + 40

subtract 40 from both sides

1 - 40 = 3a

simplify 1 - 40 o -39

-39 = 3a

divide both sides by 3

-39/3 = a

simplify 39/3 to 13

-13 = a

switch sides

a = -13