The answer is (3a + 20) and also here variable ' a ' appears only once.
Given,
expression (a - 4) and (4a + 16)
subtracting (a - 4) from (4a + 16), results in
= (4a + 16) - (a - 4)
= 4a + 16 - a + 4
=3a+20
Thus, the answer is (3a + 20) and also here variable ' a ' appears only once.
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