Question
$$36 = 1+7a$$
Answer
$$ a = 5 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 36 &= 1+7a&& \text{ swap the left and right side of the equation } \\[1 em]1+7a &= 36&& \text{ move 1 to the right } \\[1 em]7a &= 36-1&& \\[1 em]7a &= 35&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 7 $ } \\[1 em]a &= \frac{35}{7}&& \\[1 em]a &= 5&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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