SOLUTION: a-6/5+a-3/6=1/5 Answer should be an interger or simplified fraction

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Question 339896: a-6/5+a-3/6=1/5
Answer should be an interger or simplified fraction
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Please use parentheses, they're free.
%28a-6%29%2F5%2B%28a-3%29%2F6=1%2F5
Multiply both sides by 30.
6%28a-6%29%2B5%28a-3%29=6
6a-36%2B5a-15=6
Take it from there and solve for a.