The "war hawks" were: a flock of aggressive, predatory birds representatives from the north who supported continued trading with great britain and war with france frontiersmen and farmers of the west and south who wanted to expand america's frontiers sailors who were victims of british impressment and wanted revenge

frontiersmen and farmers of the West and South who wanted to expand America's frontiers

answer is x. lo xd

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