SOLUTION: solve by using teh multiplication principle to clear fractions 1/5a-1/5= -6 The question is not in the book, it is a review for a test.

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1/5a-1/5= -6
The question is not in the book, it is a review for a test.

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solve by using teh multiplication principle to clear fractions
1/5a-1/5= -6
the 2 denominators are 5a, and 5
the LCM is 5a
multiply all THREE terms by 5a to clear fractions
[5a]1/5a-1[5a]/5= -6[5a]
1-1a=-30a
1=-30a+1a
1=-29a
-1/29=a
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