SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: 7/5a-8=7

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Question 613585: Please help me solve this equation:
7/5a-8=7
Answer by Maths68(1474) About Me  (Show Source):
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7%2F5a-8=7
7%2F5a=7%2B8
7%2F5a=15
5a%2F7=1%2F15
5a=%287%29%281%2F15%29
5a=7%2F15
a=7%2F%2815%29%285%29
a=7%2F75

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7%2F5a-8=7
Put the value of a in above equation
7%2F5%287%2F75%29-8=7
7%2Fcross%285%29%287%2Fcross%2875%29%29-8=7
7%2F%287%2F15%29-8=7
cross%287%29%2F%28cross%287%29%2F15%29-8=7
1%2F%281%2F15%29-8=7
15-8=7
7=7