PLS HELP The desire to renegotiate treaties with Western nations, such as the United States, demonstrates that Japan
a. tried to cling to traditional customs and political practices
b. sought to abandon its past and fully westernize
c. wanted to remain in a state of self-imposed isolation
d. sought to avoid European spheres of influence as occurred in China

the fundamental orders of connecticut it would be the letter b

8 - (2a + 7) = a + 40     distribute/multiply - into (2a + 7)

8 - 2a - 7 = a + 40

1 - 2a = a + 40       add 2a on both sides

1 = 3a + 40         subtract 40 on both sides

-39 = 3a       divide 3 on both sides

-13 = a

[proof]

8 - (2a + 7) = a + 40

8 - (2(-13) + 7) = -13 + 40

8 - (-26 + 7) = 27

8 - (-19) = 27

8 + 19 = 27

27 = 27