SOLUTION: 3/5-3a=1/2

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Question 5326: 3/5-3a=1/2
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3/5 -3a =1/2
Find the LCD and get rid of the fractions. Here the LCD is 10.
(3*2)/(5*2) - (3a*10)/(1*10)=(1*5)/(2*5)
6-30a=5
30a=1
a= 1/30