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Find the value of A in the equation 5/a+3=3/A-2

User Eddiec
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5+3a = 3-2a
So
5a = -2
a=-2/5=-0.4
User Muhammad Rasel
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If you would like to find the value of a in the equation 5/a + 3 = 3/a - 2, you can do this using the following steps:

5/a + 3 = 3/a - 2 /*a
5 + 3a = 3 - 2a
3a + 2a = 3 - 5
5a = -2
a = -2/5

The correct result would be -2/5.
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