You can put this solution on YOUR website! 2/3a - 5 + 8/9a = -19
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Assume you mean: a - 5 + a = -19
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Put the fractions over a common denominator, add 5 to both sides a + a = -19 + 5
: a = -14; added like terms
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9*a = 9(-14); multiply both sides by 9 to get rid of the denominator
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14a = -126
a =
a = -9
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Check solution, substitute -9 for a in the original equation (-9) - 5 + (-9) = -19
cancel out the denominators:
-3(2) - 5 -1(8) = -19
-6 - 5 - 8 = -19; confirms our solution.
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If you meant the problem to be: - 5 + = -19
That will be a whole new ball game, let me know if that is the case
