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How do you solve #9+6/a=8#?

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Dec 6, 2016

#a=-6#

Explanation:

#9+6/a=8#

#6/a=8-9#

#6/a=-1#

#6=-1*a#

#6/(-1)=(cancel(-1)*a)/(cancel(-1))#

#a=6/(-1)#

#a=-6#

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