document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=492117>Question 492117</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm doing my math homework, and there is one question I do not know how to solve. How do you solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4=2/5a </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #334939 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=334939\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -4 = 2/5a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of the equation by a to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4a = 2/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by -4 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = -2/20 = -1/10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace a in your original equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4 = 2/5*(-1/10) which becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4 = 2/(-5/10) which becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4 = 2/(-.5) which becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4 = -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the value of a = -1/10 is good.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in decimal form, that's a = -.1\r<BR>\n" );
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