How do you solve $13= \frac { a } { - 2}$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-22T23:49:47

$-26$

This is your original question:

$13 = a/(-2)$

Multiply both sides by $-2$ . This will eliminate the fraction on the right side of the equation, isolating the variable:

$13(-2)= (a/-2)(-2)$

That will get you:

$-26=a$

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