The Fujita scale is used to measure . a. the severity of a rainstorm b. the severity of a drought c. the severity of a tornado d. the severity of a flood Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

C

or this scale in my country is called EF scale.

and scale is became operational on February 1, 2007

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