How do you simplify $-6(a÷8)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-22T01:39:46

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First, rewrite this expression as:

$-6(a/8) = (-6a)/8 = ((2 xx -3)a)/(2 xx 4) =$

$((color(red)(cancel(color(black)(2))) xx -3)a)/(color(red)(cancel(color(black)(2))) xx 4) =$

$-(3a)/4$

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