Solve the equation
-7 (8a - 9 = - 23 + 4a

a= 1.5

Step-by-step explanation:

distrubutive property:

-7(8a) - 7(9) = -23 +4a

-56a - 63 = -23 + 4a

+63 +63

-56a = 40 + 4a

-4a -4a

-60a=40

a= -1.5

for finding the midpoint of any given 2 pair of points simply add the respective x coordinates with other x coordinate and the y coordinate with other y coordinate and divide them by 2

in your question it will be :

(3+1)/2 for the x coordinate of mid point i.e 2

[8+(-4)]/2 for the y coordinate of midpoint i.e 2

so coordinates of mid point of points (3,8) and (1,-4) will be (2,2)