SOLUTION: Hello I couldn't find out the technique to solve this problem i dont know if you just stick the five to the side of it and call it -5 3/a. I hope i can understand this. -5 - 3

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Question 686042: Hello I couldn't find out the technique to solve this problem i dont know if you just stick the five to the side of it and call it -5 3/a. I hope i can understand this.

-5 - 3/a=
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-5 - 3/a =
to solve this, it has to equal something, assume it is 0
- 5 - 3%2Fa = 0
Add 5 to both sides and you have
-3%2Fa = 5
multiply both sides by a
-3 = 5a
divide both sides by 5
-3%2F5 = a