SOLUTION: I am trying to help my son, and I forgot the rules!!! 75=-5a/3 Thanks!! mom

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Question 38425: I am trying to help my son, and I forgot the rules!!!
75=-5a/3
Thanks!!
mom
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Okay, Mom, I have five kids, I can dig it...
From 75 = -5a/3, let us multiply both sides by -3/5 (the reciprocal) and get
(-3/5)(75) = (-3/5)(-5a/3)
That way the fractions on the right cancel out, leaving only a. Thus
a = (-3/5)(75) = -45