How do you solve $\frac{3}{8} a - 4 = - \frac{1}{4}$ $3/8a - 4 = -1/4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-29T07:06:20

$a = 10$ $color(blue)(a=10$

$\frac{3}{8} a - 4 = - \frac{1}{4}$ $3/8a - 4 = -1/4$

The L.C.M of the expression is $8$ $8$

$3/cancel8a - 32/cancel8 = -2/cancel8$

$3a- 32= -2$

$3a= -2 +32$

$3a= 30$

$color(blue)(a=10$

How do you solve 3/8a - 4 = -1/438a−4=−14 3/8a - 4 = -1/4?